Applications open for Kirksville City Council vacancy
Applications are now available for citizens interested in filling the vacancy on the Kirksville City Council.
Those applications can be found online at Kirksvillecity.com/CouncilApp and physical copies are located at the City Clerk’s Office inside City Hall. The process opened on Monday and the deadline to submit applications is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday, May 5.
In addition to the application, there is a statement of interest that must be filled out in the presence of the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk. The statement of interest and application must be turned in to the City Clerk.
Kirksville City Council moving forward with application process to fill vacancy
Ongoing discussions for filing a vacancy on the Kirksville City Council continued Monday during a council meeting.
Those discussions came at the end of the meeting and lasted for the bulk of the 50-minute meeting.
The council is moving forward with an application process to fill the vacancy left by Chuck Long’s resignation on April 5. City Manager Mari Macomber has a first draft of that application done that current councilmembers will review over the next few days. The plan is to make that available beginning on Monday, April 26. Interested citizens would then have one week to submit the necessary materials.
Gardner sworn in; City Council discusses filling vacancy
Kirksville Daily Express
The Kirksville City Council certified last week’s election on Monday, which saw John Gardner sworn in as the newest member of the council.
He began his three-year term and took his place at City Hall on Monday night. With that, Phillip Biston was thanked by councilmembers and recognized for his time on the council. His decision not to seek re-election opened a spot for Gardner’s election.
And after his resignation announcement last week, Chuck Long received similar recognition for his service on Monday night.
For the first time, the council discussed plans for filling Long’s spot. The council will eventually appoint someone to fill that role until an election next year. That election will be for a one-year term in order to finish the length of Long’s original term.
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Removal of mask mandate in Kirksville, Adair County will be discussed in coming weeks
Kirksville Daily Express
The mask mandate covering Kirksville and Adair County could be on its last legs over the next few weeks.
The Adair County Health Department’s Board of Trustees will discuss its mandate at its next two meetings, which will happen on March 22 and April 26.
Jim Lebaron, the health department’s administrator, said he wouldn’t be surprised if its mandate was lifted within the next two months. Cases have been dropping in Adair County, with the health department reporting 150 new cases in February. That’s a steady decrease from 396 in January, 543 in December, 590 in November and 262 in October.