Update

The following are the minutes from the July 9, 2007 Nederland City Council meeting in which at the time the current office holder resigned. It can be found under the comments section. Just some food for thought.

Councilmember Sheffield announced that he will be moving out of the City, therefore, will be ineligible to serve out the remainder of his term. He regrets that he will be unable to continue his service but he enjoyed his time serving the citizens of Nederland. Councilmember Sheffield indicated that this would be his last meeting. He then suggested that the remaining members of the City Council appoint former Councilmember Sawyer to his unexpired term.

Mr. Wimer stated that the City Charter requires a replacement be appointed within 30 days. Mr. Hughes, City Attorney, added that if the Council does not accept Councilmember Sheffield's resignation today it would automatically become effective in eight days. Mayor Pro Tem Rogers suggested that a special meeting be called for later in the week to appoint a replacement. Councilmember Neal stated that he would like to wait until the next regular meeting to make a final decision in order to give all citizens in Ward I an opportunity to submit their name for consideration.

After a lengthy discussion the City Attorney was instructed to review State law and the City Charter to determine the proper procedure to appoint someone for the unexpired term of Councilmember Sheffield.