PEORIA When Rita Ali takes the oath of office on Tuesday to become Peoria s next mayor, she ll be giving up her at-large seat on the City Council.
That will launch what recent history suggests will be a weekslong effort to find a replacement who will serve through the next City Council elections, in April 2023.
How will Ali s seat be filled, and who will fill it?
Ali said last month she intends there to be a fair and open process to fill the vacancy, though she has not yet detailed what steps that process will involve.
So far, she said, the process to replace her has not been reviewed or discussed with her colleagues around the horseshoe. That discussion, she said, will take place soon after the new council is sworn into office on Tuesday. After that, the city has up to 60 days to fill the vacancy.