How to fill a Common Council Vacancy!

I’ve heard many people, including an alder, tell me that Council President Tim Bruer is in charge of picking Zach Brandon’s replacement. I have no idea where that notion comes from, he may be in charge of the process, but he doesn’t pick the person! Here’s the press release that explains how it really works! The Common Council Organizational Committee reviews the resumes and interviews the candidates then makes a recommendation to the Council. The Council can accept that recommendation or reject it. But first, we have to get some resumes

RESUMES TO BE ACCEPTED TO
FILL 7TH ALDERMANIC DISTRICT VACANCY

Resumes must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008

City of Madison Common Council President, Ald. Timothy Bruer, announced that he is accepting resumes from residents of the 7th aldermanic district interested in filling the aldermanic position to be vacated by Ald. Zach Brandon (Mr. Brandon is resigning from the Council effective upon the selection of his replacement or October 8, 2008, whichever is sooner).

All resumes should be mailed or delivered to:

Common Council President
Ald. Tim Bruer
Room 417, City-County Building
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Madison WI 53703

Resumes must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.

Resumes should include:

o Name
o Address
o Home telephone number
o Work telephone number
o E-mail address
o Biographical resume should include education, work, neighborhood, and civic experience
o A statement on why the applicant wishes to serve
o A statement of what the applicant wants to accomplish
o A statement if the applicant plans to run for alderperson in the Spring 2009 election

The Common Council Organizational Committee (CCOC) will review all resumes and interview applicants at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 103A, City-County Building. The CCOC will make a recommendation to the Common Council to be acted upon at their September 16, 2008 meeting. The person appointed by the Common Council would then serve until a 7th district alderperson is elected on April 7, 2009 and takes the official oath of office.