When Marysville Mayor Dennis Kendall resigned and mayor pro tem Jon Nehring was selected to take his place, a vacancy was created on the 7-member City Council. The City is now accepting letters of interest from citizens to fill the seat.

Applicants must be current registered voters who have lived inside Marysville city limits for at least one year as of August 2, the date Nehring stepped down from the council. Residents who have lived for at least one year in recently annexed areas are also eligible to apply.

The candidate selected by the six remaining councilmembers would file for office in the next general municipal elections in 2011 to retain the seat, and then would fulfill the unexpired two-year term of the position, which ends on Dec. 31, 2013.

The City Council serves as the legislative governing body in Marysville's mayor-council form of government, with all positions elected at large rather than representing a defined area of the city. The council provides legislative oversight, creates municipal laws and regulations, levies taxes, borrows money, appropriates spending, and confirms certain appointments.

The council meets monthly on the first and third Mondays for work sessions and conducts regular business meetings the second and fourth Mondays every month except August. Meetings are generally held beginning at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1049 State Avenue.

Councilmembers receive a stipend of $750 per month and $50 per meeting, with a maximum of 10 meetings per month.

Letters of interest, outlining relevant qualifications and a statement about the applicant's reason for service, should be sent along with a resumé to Assistant Administrative Services Director Tracy Jeffries at City Hall by the September 8 deadline. For more information, call Jeffries at (360) 363-8000 or Community Information Officer Doug Buell at (360) 363-8086.

The council expects to fill the position at the September 27 meeting.

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