Minnetonka will have a vacancy in the at-large City Council Seat B when Patty Acomb joins the Minnesota Legislature in early January. Three years remain in the seat’s four year term.
The City Council is now considering whether to hold a special election on April 9 to fill that seat for the remainder of the term, or to appoint an interim council member which does not require a competitive application process. If there is an interim appointment, the seat will be on the ballot in November (and if 3+ candidates file, it would also be on the primary ballot in August).
Minnetonka residents may contact the City Council to express their thoughts on the process for filling this vacancy before the January 7, 2019 meeting of the Minnetonka City Council.
For more information on this question, please review the Dec. 3, 2018 City Council meeting video for the Council Members’ comments (starting at timestamp 1:14), and the staff report below.
Mayor Brad Wiersum 612-723-3907 bwiersum@eminnetonka.com
Deb Calvert 612-205-5399 dcalvert@eminnetonka.com
Patty Acomb 952-807-8635 pacomb@eminnetonka.com
Bob Ellingson 612-741-5706 bellingson@eminnetonka.com
Rebecca Schack 612-590-3735 rschack@eminnetonka.com
Mike Happe 952-607-8559 mhappe@eminnetonka.com
Tim Bergstedt 612-598-8544 tbergstedt@eminnetonka.com