According to the City Charter section 6.3 any vacancy occurring in the council, including the office of the mayor, which shall occur on or after the tenth day of October of the third year during any term, shall be filled for the unexpired term by a majority vote of the remaining members. A member chosen to fill a vacancy, must reside in the district in which the vacancy occurs.

The Mayor is recommending a process to select an individual to represent the 4th Council District for the remainder of the term ending April 10, 2007.

Applications for persons interested in the position will be available beginning at 8:00 am on Tuesday, January 17th. Click here to download the application, adobe reader is required. You may pick up an application in person at the City Clerk's Office, 414 E. 12th Street on the 25th floor.

Applicants should file the long form of the Missouri Ethics Commission Financial Disclosure with the City Clerk and with the Ethics Commission by no later than February 8, 2006.

The deadline for submitting applications electronically or in person to the Clerk will be at 5:00 pm, Wednesday, January 25th. The City Clerk’s Office is located at 414 E. 12th Street on the 25th floor in downtown Kansas City. Emailed applications can be submitted to clerk@kcmo.org

A special meeting of the Council will be convened at 4:00 pm, on Tuesday, January 31 in the 10th floor committee room. At that meeting the Council will narrow the field of candidates to three persons.

On Thursday, February 2 at 1:00 pm the Council will convene a Business Session to interview the three finalists George Blackwood Jan Marcason Janice Ellis. The council vote resulted in a tie Blackwood 6, Ellis 6.

On Thursday, February 23rd the Council voted unanimously to appoint George Blackwood to fill the 4th District Council seat. The Council will put forth this recommendation in the form of an ordinance on March 2, 2006.

The following residents of the 4th Council District have submitted applications. To view the submitted applications click on the name of the applicant. You will need to have a Adobe Reader to view the documents.

Evert Asjes

Janet Blauvelt

Melvin Solomon

George Blackwood

Andrea Bough

Jan Marcason

Ezekiel Amador

Robert Asher

Alex Flemington

Enrique Chaurand

Janice Ellis

Rita Valenciano

Steve Sturdevant

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