DOUG LAFRENIERE AND CHRISTOPHER LINENBROKER FILE FOR CITY COMMISSION

The City Clerk’s office announces that Doug LaFreniere, 1111 Maple Boulevard and Christopher Linenbroker, 120 West Curtis, filed for City Commission on Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2015. They are the fifth and sixth candidates to file for the three (3) vacant City Commission positions, joining Dean Aragon, Lana Gudgel, DyJuan D. Barnes and Tammy L. Barnes who filed last week. 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.