The Marsac Building.
There was a “candidate” in attendance during a City Hall-hosted online event on Tuesday that centered on the mechanics of the upcoming municipal election.
During a question-and-answer session, someone identifying themselves as only a “candidate” inquired about balancing serving in elected office with a personal life.
The person’s identify is not known. It is also unclear whether the person has actually committed to a campaign and, if so, whether they are seeking the mayor’s office or a spot on the Park City Council.
Lynn Ware Peek, the community liaison for City Hall and one of the staffers who managed the event, said afterward she has no knowledge of the person’s identity. She said the word “candidate” was the person’s identification on Zoom.
The Park City Council primary election in 2019 was close enough to force a recount, conducted at the Summit County Clerk’s Office in Coalville, shown. The City Hall campaign this year is approaching and the municipal government on Tuesday hosted an online event that was organized to outline the mechanics of the election.
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A candidate in the City Hall election this year must pay a filing fee or collect enough signatures before they are entered into the contest, a tightening of ballot access approved in 2020 that is designed to ensure political hopefuls are committed to a campaign.
The world marks a grim milestone with the tenth anniversary of the uprising in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad, who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus, continues to enjoy a solid grip on power, despite one of the most brutal civil wars in modern history. In New York, the UN Security Council meets to mark the occasion.
Tuesday
The government releases the much-anticipated integrated defence and foreign policy review, setting out Boris Johnson’s vision for ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age’. Ahead of its release, the review sparked concerns both at home and among global partners that core defence duties could fall victim to a post-Brexit re-framing of international priorities. The Prime Minister moved last week to quell such fears, dispatching Dominic Raab for talks in Estonia and Norway to re-enforce Britain’s commitment to security in the European neighbourhood.
A member of the Park City Council on Tuesday indicated he is not worried about the long-term economic impacts on the community of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Steve Joyce appeared to express confidence in a rapid business bounce back.