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Article: [ The Topeka City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday evening establishing a procedure to fill vacancies of city council members and the mayor. ]
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
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- August 21, 2003
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By Alicia Henrikson
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
The Topeka City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday evening
establishing a procedure to fill vacancies of city council members
and the mayor.
The council approved the ordinance on an 8-1 vote, with Councilman
Harold Lane dissenting.
"I think it's important to get this process in writing and in
place," Councilman Duane Pomeroy said prior to voting.
The proposed ordinance was drafted by the city attorney about a
year ago after it was requested by Councilwoman Lisa Stubbs and
former Councilwoman Lisa Hecht.
The Topeka City Council has had to fill six vacancies on the
council since 1989. The latest was in 2001 when Dan Stanley, who
vacated his District 5 ...