We salute Walker for his ongoing efforts for Decatur and in Decatur. We appreciate his respect for the laws and rules. We also understand someone will have to fill his position.
We hope for extensive transparency in the process of replacing Walker. We also suggest that the council ponder a formalized process to replace vacant positions. Obviously, an election is at once preferable and prohibitive. Also obviously, the two mayors elected before Julie Moore Wolfe did not finish their elected terms. If we didn't need elections to replace the mayor on an interim basis, we don't need an election to replace a council member.