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The Norman City Council established a nomination committee for an empty ward seat, got an update on a missing persons case and moved forward a proposed Senior Wellness Center during its Tuesday meeting.
Ward 2 has a selection committee in place to begin the search for a new councilor after an abrupt resignation in March left the seat empty. Matt McGarry left the seat after he accepted a teaching position with Ivy League university, The Transcript reported previously.
The council voted unanimously to approve the consent docket members of the Ward 2 committee as follows: former Ward 2 Councilors Joe Carter, Aleisha Karjala and Richard Stawicki, Britton Perry â son of former Ward 2 Councilor David Perry â and non-voting member Ward 4 Councilor Lee Hall.
The Norman City Council confirmed appointments for its Ward 2 candidate selection committee and discussed a potential collaboration with Oklahoma Cityâs Factory Obscura during its Tuesday meeting. Â
The formation of the Ward 2 committee follows the recent departure of OU Russian Studies professor Matt McGarry. McGarry previously won the Feb. 9 election with 51.32 percent of the vote but left his council position after receiving an invitation to join the faculty of a public Ivy League institution in Russian studies, according to the Norman Transcript.Â
The council withdrew an item from its March 23 agenda to vote on organizing a special Ward 2 election after the Cleveland County Election board determined a special election can only occur in September or November 2021.Â
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