The Ferguson City Council announced today that residents interested in filing for the vacancy left open by recently deceased council member Brian Fletcher has been re-opened and extended. The new deadline is Friday, February 5, 2016. Fletcher passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at the age 56. He was elected on April 6, 2015 as Ward 2 Council Member.
The person appointed will fill Mr. Fletcher’s remaining term that will end in April, 2018.
According to Ferguson Charter section 3.5.3 Filling Vacancies
• Vacancies in the offices of any council member shall be filled by the remaining council members, excluding the mayor, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the occurrence of the vacancy. If the council members fail to fill a vacancy within thirty (30) days, then the vacancy will be filled by the mayor.
Applications can be submitted on the City’s website: www.fergusoncity.com or the applications can be dropped off at Ferguson City Hall, 1050 Smith Ave., Ferguson MO, 63135 by 5 p.m., February 5.