Overview
- At a special meeting Monday, the council failed to appoint an acting mayor after two nominations fell short of the four votes required.
- Mayor Pro Tem Shirley Drewenski continues to oversee city business and preside over meetings until a selection is made.
- Drewenski and 5th Ward Ald. Dominique Randle-El were nominated, but neither secured sufficient support from the six-member council.
- There is no legal deadline to fill the vacancy, and the matter is expected to return at the Feb. 9 regular meeting.
- Officials have not released a cause of Mayor Christopher Clark’s death, and the city remains burdened by heavy debt and layoffs that have reduced services.