Two weeks ago there was an opening on the Hardin City Council as an alderman had moved out of the district. We just happen to live in this district. The City was taking names of people interested to fill in this spot, so Gary threw his name into the mix. The worst that could happen was he wouldn't get it.
All the requirements to apply was to live in the district, give your name, address and phone number. Gary went to the city offices and did all of that. He was the 6th one as of the closing date at 1:00 pm. The closing date was November 30. He was told that the mayor would be giving all the applicants a phone call for a short interview.
To date, Gary has not heard a word. We have heard that the mayor did make a decision but we don't know who it is. Gary never did get a phone call. We have heard through the grapevine that there were 9 people who applied.
The city clerk said that they should just run an ad to fill in a city alderman position that way we can have an actual election. Normally when it comes time to file to run for a position it usually ends up with just one person.
We personally feel that with the 9 people some was a knee jerk reaction to an emergency ordinance that the city council enacted regarding the painting of murals on outside walls of buildings. Since that time, the city council did rescind the emergency ordinance.
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Good luck. It will be interesting to hear the rest of this story.
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