Filing for City Council seats open

Candidate filing for City Council seats begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday Dec. 6 and closes at 5 p.m. Dec. 27 for an election to be held April 4, 2023.

The three-year terms are City Council seats in the fifth ward, currently held by Colin Welch; and sixth ward, currently held by Jeffrey Veach.

As required by the City Charter, anyone interested in seeking a City Council seat must be:

• At least twenty-five (25) years of age,

• A citizen of the United States,

• A registered voter of the city,

• An inhabitant of the city for a least one (1) year and

• A resident of the ward in which they are seeking to represent for at least six (6) months.

Interested candidates must sign a declaration of nomination in the city clerk’s office at City Hall, 320 Broadway.