Council Receives 27 Applications for Vacancy
For Immediate Release
September 19, 2014
For More Information:
John Ivanic, City Council, 645-6798
Columbus City Council has received 27 applications to fill the seat being vacated by Council President Pro Tem A. Troy Miller. Resumes are available to members of the media in the City Council Welcome Center in room 231 of City Hall. The applicants' names appear below in the order in which their applications were received, followed by the timeline for the remainder of the application process.
Marian Harris
David T. Donofrio
Ibrahima Sow
Dana Bagwell
Jared Brown
Imran M. Malik
Stefanie Lynn Coe
Jason Morton
Yaves M. Ellis
Rory Krupp
Brooke Lynn Felts
William Leibensperger
Lucy S. Wolfe
Megan N. Kilgore
James C. Ragland
Cornelia Sproat
Edward Lewis Pfau
Shannon Granville Hardin
Daniel Moss
Jessica Mathews
Brandyn L. McElroy
Charles Nobel III
Jeffrey D. Mackey
Jonathan C. Beard
Catherine Girves
David H. Holt
Timeline
Monday, September 22 – Friday, September 26, 12:00 pm
• Councilmembers may, at their discretion, schedule individual interviews with applicants for the Council vacancy.
• In order to provide ample time to schedule these individual meetings, the City Clerk will provide copies of the application materials to members of Council upon submission, daily, beginning Monday, September 8, and continuing through the application deadline.
Friday, September 26, 5:00 p.m.
• After reviewing all application materials and conducting individual interviews at their discretion, each member of Council shall submit to the City Clerk the names of no more than three (3) applicants who shall receive further consideration. The City Clerk shall compile a list of all applicant names submitted who henceforth shall be considered finalists for the vacancy. The Clerk shall then share the names of finalists with all members of Council, immediately notify the finalists, and begin scheduling interview appointments.
• The names of applicants who will receive further consideration, and any associated communication, shall be made available in original form upon request.
Thursday, October 2, 8:30 am*
• A public meeting shall be held (with all required notices to be published in advance in the City Bulletin) in order to enter into executive session for the sole purpose of interviewing applicants. (
Per 121.22 (G) of the Ohio Revised Code, a “majority of a quorum” of members of Council must decide “by a roll call vote” to hold an executive session.)
• Minutes shall be maintained by the City Clerk and no decisions or straw votes shall be permitted during executive session.
• Once the interviews are completed, councilmembers shall adjourn the executive session and resume the public meeting, which will subsequently be adjourned.
• Media and the public are free to attend the public portions of this meeting and may speak with any of the applicants before or after their interviews.
Friday, October 3, 8:30 am*
• A public meeting shall be held (with all required notices to be published in advance in the City Bulletin) in order to enter into executive session for the sole purpose of interviewing applicants. (
Per 121.22 (G) of the Ohio Revised Code, a “majority of a quorum” of members of Council must decide “by a roll call vote” to hold an executive session.)
• Minutes shall be maintained by the City Clerk and no decisions or straw votes shall be permitted during executive session.
• Once the interviews are completed, councilmembers shall adjourn the executive session and resume the public meeting, which will subsequently be adjourned.
• Media and the public are free to attend the public portions of this meeting and may speak with any of the applicants before or after their interviews.
Monday, October 6, 4:00 pm
• A public meeting shall be held (with all required notices to be published in advance in the City Bulletin) in order to enter into executive session for the sole purpose of considering the appointment of a new member of Columbus City Council. (
Per 121.22 (G) of the Ohio Revised Code, a “majority of a quorum” of the members of Council must decide “by a roll call vote” to hold an executive session.)
• Minutes shall be maintained by the City Clerk and no decisions or straw votes shall be permitted during executive session.
Monday, October 6, 5:00 pm
• Councilmembers will adjourn the executive session and resume the public meeting.
• The councilmembers shall then have the opportunity to nominate applicants for the vacancy and vote to appoint a new member.
• If a majority of councilmembers vote to appoint a nominee, he or she shall then be eligible to be sworn in under oath and take office pursuant to Sections
5 and
202-1 of the City Charter.The process as prescribed will allow for the selection and appointment of a new member of Council who may be sworn in, seated, and prepared to vote in advance of the October 20 meeting of Council. Council will not meet on Monday, October 13, in observance of Columbus Day.
*All dates and times are subject to change with required public notice.