Politics & Government
Lafayette May Cancel City Council Election
No one has filed paperwork to run against the incumbents in the November election.
LAFAYETTE, CA — Lafayette may not hold a city council election in November, after no one decided to run against three council members whose terms are up this year.
All three council members — Mayor Teresa Gerringer, Susan Candell and Wei-Tai Kwok — filed their paperwork and qualified for the ballot by the Aug. 12 deadline.
The Lafayette City Council will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss its options, which include reappointing the three council members to their posts or holding the election to formalize the process, even though there will be no challengers.
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Holding a council election would cost the city between $38,000 and $57,000.
If appointed Thursday, Gerringer and Candell's next term would end in 2026. Kwok's term would end in 2024, as he was appointed last August to fill out the term of Cameron Burk, who resigned in June.
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The Lafayette City Council meets virtually at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and can be seen on the city's YouTube channel, at http://bit.ly/LoveLafayetteYouTube.
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