City Council to hold special meeting to accept resignation of Ward 4 councilor

posted on: 1/5/2021

The City Council will hold a special meeting this Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. to accept Ward 4 Councilor Joshua Manley's resignation and set the process of filling the vacant seat.

Manley wrote to Mayor Robert Carrier on Dec. 15 to announce his resignation from the City Council, where he noted his residence has changed and he no longer lived in Ward 4 or the City of Dover.

According to C3-5 of the City of Dover Charter, City Council vacancies are to be filled a special election unless the vacancy occurs less than a year before the term's expiration. If it's less than a year, then the City Council has the authority to appoint a qualified resident of the ward to fill out the remaining Council term, which ends once the new Council is sworn in on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

In this case, the Ward 4 City Council vacancy will be less than a year before the Council term expires. According to the charter, the City Council by majority vote appoints a replacement member by the second regular meeting of the month, which would be Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

This Wednesday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Council Conference Room at City Hall. The meeting will be televised on Channel 22 and be available for on demand viewing at https://dovernh.viebit.com/index.php.