Wayne Pennington submittal
Lance Anderson submittal
Shad Johnsen submittal
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: An explanation of the process to fill the mid-term vacancy was provided. Resolution 2025-24R, passed in November 2025, established the process to fill a mid-term vacancy. Item three (3) of the Resolution addresses the vacancy interviews, which occurred at this meeting. There were three (3) candidates, and each was assigned a number by drawing from a hat. The City Recorder provided a hat containing the numbers one (1), two (2), and three (3), and each candidate drew one number. Candidate Lance Anderson drew number one (1), candidate Wayne Pennington drew number two (2), and candidate Shad Johnsen drew number three (3). Each candidate, in the order of the number drawn, was given two (2) minutes to provide an opening statement at the podium. The Mayor and City Council then proceeded to the question portion of the interview, during which candidates came to the podium in reverse order to answer the Mayor and City Council’s prepared questions. Each candidate was then given two (2) minutes to provide a closing statement. The Mayor and City Council thanked the candidates for their participation, expressing that the City was fortunate to have three (3) stellar candidates. The Mayor and City Council will vote to fill the mid-term at their regularly scheduled meeting being held on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The discussion may be accessed at time stamp 00:01:16.