Seminole City Council
The City Council will face major issues in the coming year. Seminole Mall, the city's downtown, is slated for redevelopment, and Frank Edmunds, the first city manager, is retiring after about 20 years on the job. The new council will have to oversee the mall development and choose a new manager to help complete the project. Six men — one incumbent, one veteran of four unsuccessful runs at the council, one who was briefly a state House candidate and three new faces — want the job. They're running at large; the two top vote-getters will take office. By Anne Lindberg, Times staff writer
Thomas J. Christy, 63 |
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About the job: Seminole, with about 18,000 residents, has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and six council members are responsible for passing a budget, setting policy and hiring the city manager. Council members serve three-year terms. They generally meet at least twice a month and earn $5,562 a year.