After a difficult and protracted session, a new Missoula mayor emerged from a field of applicants after seven City Council members took more than three hours to agree on one choice – but only after the other leading candidate withdrew his name to break a tireless stalemate and voted for his rival member.
The lobbying to select Missoula's next mayor kicked off in earnest on Monday as members of the City Council nominated six applicants to interview for the position.