The Observation Deck

With over 15 people in the pool already, Lakewood City Council has finally put a Application Deadline, and Process Timeline.

In a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday January 13th, Lakewood City Council decided on a process and timeline for appointing an at-large councilmember to the currently vacant position. The position became vacant January 1st when former at-large council member Meghan George assumed the role of mayor, to which she was elected in the November 5th General Election. Council began seeking applicants on December 4th, shortly after the vacancy became evident.



The process and timeline is as follows: Date Meeting Purpose
Thursday Jan. 23rd @ 5:00 p.m. ___________ Application deadline

Monday Jan. 27th @ 6:00 p.m. ___________ Initial review of applications

Saturday Feb. 1st 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ___________ Candidate interviews

Monday Feb. 3rd 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ___________ Candidate interviews

Monday February 10th @ 6:00 p.m. ___________ Deliberation

Tuesday February 18th @ 7:30 p.m. ___________ Appointment


Article 2.2 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood stipulates that each member of council must be both a resident and registered voter of the city for at least one year immediately prior to taking office and shall continue to be a resident and registered voter of the city.

Interested and qualified individuals may submit a cover letter and resume to Lakewood City Council c/o the Clerk of Council, 12650 Detroit Road, Lakewood, OH 44107, or by email to council@lakewoodoh.net.

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Thanks for sharing this. Will the final list of candidates and those who are interviewed be made public?

The list of candidates is public record. Go to onelakewood.com website and click on public records.

You'll be able to see that I made a request. I downloaded the list, but I don't know how to post it on the Deck.

Thank you!

Sure!
I attended the Committee Of the Whole meeting this past Monday night, and Law Director Brian Corrigan stated that one of their intentions is to make Public Records more easily available.

He also mentioned that Mayor George is working on making the city's website easier to use.

He also mentioned that Mayor George is working on making the city's website easier to use.

The City's website is the most user-UNfriendly site. I think it was intentionally designed in that manner by the past administration to confuse users and to encourage them to surrender rather than spend the amount of time needed to navigate.

Although this seems like something small, it is a step in the right direction.

pj bennett wrote:Sure!
I attended the Committee Of the Whole meeting this past Monday night, and Law Director Brian Corrigan stated that one of their intentions is to make Public Records more easily available.

He also mentioned that Mayor George is working on making the city's website easier to use.

Bravo!

Exactly why Mayor George won this election. I’m glad to see her administration following through on promises right from the get go!

I think so many applicants with much to offer our City is TREMENDOUS!

I was speaking with one of the candidates yesterday. He asked me what I thought about his application. I was excited. He's a young man who has been paying attention to local politics for some time.

I was also very happy to see that Brian Essi had thrown his virtual hat in the ring.

I'm also sure that I don't want to see candidates who have a long history with the local government.