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Encinitas will pursue appointing someone to fill the council seat newly vacated by Jody Hubbard, rather than holding a special election, the City Council decided Wednesday.
“I think the city has been well served by the appointment process,” Councilman Tony Kranz said, mentioning that it’s been used to fill unexpected council vacancies multiple times in recent years.
Councilman Joe Mosca called appointing someone a “reasonable path,” given that an appointee would be selected by mid-March and could start work immediately, while a special election couldn’t take place until late summer.
“To me . time is of the essence,” Councilwoman Kellie Shay Hinze said, mentioning that she wants someone engaging as soon as possible with the city’s Cardiff community the way Hubbard did.