Mesa City Council Selects Finalists For Open District 3 Council Seat

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The Mesa City Council has selected five finalists for the District 3 council seat, which has been open since the ouster of Mesa City Councilmember Ryan Winkle. The five finalists are: Pablo Felix, Francisco Heredia, Frank Mizner, Theresa Ratti and Christian Stumpf.

Applicants must have resided in District 3 for a period of no less than two (2) years in order to be eligible for the appointment.

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The City Council will interview the finalists and make an appointment during a special session September 28.

Winkle was forced out at a special meeting of the City Council on September 1.

The Mesa City Council selected the finalists for the open District 3 City Council seat during Thursday morning’s Study Session. The Council will interview the finalists and appoint someone to the seat during a special City Council meeting on Sept. 28. There were 31 eligible applications received for the position.

In accordance with the Mesa City Charter, Council needs a decision and a final vote on the appointee no later than 30 days after the vacancy was created. If no decision is made by Sept. 30, a special election will be called to elect a replacement.

The appointee will serve as the District 3 Councilmember until the election on Aug. 28, 2018. A runoff election, if required, will be held on Nov. 6, 2018.

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