Last week a member of the Joplin City Council stepped down. The city announced Tuesday they are now seeking her replacement. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
Last Monday, Joplin Mayor Doug Lawson with an announcement on the city’s website said that Kate Spencer relinquished her seat on the city council citing a need to put her family first.
Spencer was elected to a four-year term last year and had two years remaining on her term. Yesterday, the city announced that residents interested in filling Spencer’s seat on the Joplin City Council should apply to the City Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2023.
The vacant seat being filled by this application process is for the period from when the appointed person is sworn in in December 2023 to April 2024, when the remainder of the two-year seat will be filled through the election process.
Applications can be obtained through the Clerk’s office on the second floor of Joplin City Hall, 602 South Main Street. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; however, it will be closed on November 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Candidates for the General Seat should be qualified voters of the City of Joplin and have been a Joplin resident for at least the immediate past four years.
Any applications received after 5 p.m. on November 30 will not be considered.
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