Aragon First To File For City Commission

The City Clerk’s office announces that Dean Aragon, 712 West 15th, filed for City Commission on Thursday morning, January 15, 2015. He is the first candidate to file for the three (3) vacant City Commission positions. The deadline to file for City Commission is noon on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The positions currently held by Dean Aragon, Ron Warren and Janet Willimon will be vacant in April. Willimon will have served a 4-year term, while Aragon and Warren will have served 2-year terms. At the April 7, 2015 general election, the top two (2) successful candidates will receive 4-year terms and the third successful candidate will receive a 2-year term. If more than nine (9) individuals file for the vacant City Commission positions, a primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 to reduce the candidates to three (3) per position.
Those interested in filing for City Commission need to complete a Candidate’s Declaration of Intention form and pay the $45.00 filing fee with the City Clerk’s office by noon on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The office is located at City Hall, 324 North Kansas, is open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.