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Appointment of the 2023 Board of Registration Remaining Members
Recommended Action
I move that Council nominate Rick Reiss and James Wernicke to fill the two vacant positions on the County’s Board of Registration and appoint them for the term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
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The County Council has the responsibility of appointing five voters to the Board of Registration in every odd year. The term of the Board of Registration will now be from July 1 of an odd-numbered year until June 30 of the next succeeding odd-numbered year. Members of the Board of Registration shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members of the Board of Registration shall qualify by taking and filing in the office of the county clerk the oath required of county officials.
The following restrictions apply to those appointed:
--Members of the board of registration shall not during their service be county employees, elected officials or candidates for public office
--Not more than two members of the board of registration shall be members of the same political party at the time of their appointment; provided that: (1) a member of the board of registration shall not have changed party registration in the two years next preceding the member's appointment in such a manner that the member's prior party registration would make the member ineligible to serve on the board of registration; and (2) a member of the board of registration shall not continue to serve on the board of registration if the member changes party registration after the date of appointment in such a manner to make the member ineligible to serve on the board of registration.
The current Board has three members as listed below with their party affiliation.
1. Cameron Counters [D]
2. Betty Gunther [D]
3. Phillip Mach [L]
At this time, there is a need to fill the two vacancies.
The Nominees and their political affiliation are shown below.
1. Rick Reiss [R]
2. James Wernic...
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