Applications available to fill vacancy on Indian Wells City Council
Apps to fill resigning Indian Wells Councilmember Kimberly Muzik’s seat right up until the November election are available on the city’s web-site, and have to be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday.
The appointment would be interim, to be held until eventually effects of the Nov. 8 election are certified by the Riverside County voter registrar and a new member sworn-in.
Council users are predicted to job interview candidates to fill her seat at the commence of their June 2 meeting. That individual would be sworn in and seated with the council for the remainder of that meeting.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and registered to vote in the Town of Indian Wells.
Council customers claimed previous 7 days that they would desire someone with earlier town council knowledge.
Purposes need to include a resume or a qualification statement.
Whoever is appointed to the seat will be essential to file a Kind 700 statement of economic passions, which consists of investments and business enterprise ownerships.
The appointed particular person should also enroll in ethics training.
Frequent city council meetings are held at 1:30 p.m. the initially and 3rd Thursday of the month, with extra conferences named if important. The appointee will also be in a position to take part as a council liaison to outdoors corporations and agencies.
Apps will turn into public file immediately following they are filed, Town Clerk Angelica Avila reported.
Muzik was fewer than two years into her present-day phrase when she announced in April she moved exterior the City of Indian Wells and would be resigning, productive Might 31.
Her very last council conference was May well 19.
The council voted very last 7 days to keep a special election, alongside with the November normal election, to fill out the remainder of Muzik’s expression, which finishes in December 2024.
When the appointee can operate in November to fill the remainder of Muzik’s term, council associates reported they would prefer somebody with no programs to be elected to the seat, stating an appointment would give that person “a leg up” on other candidates.
Programs are out there at the city’s website, CityofIndianWells.org. Get hold of the metropolis clerk’s business at (760) 346-2489 or by email at [email protected] with any questions.
Desert Sun reporter Sherry Barkas covers the towns of La Quinta, Indian Wells, Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. She can be achieved at [email protected]. Adhere to her on Twitter @TDSsherryBarkas