City of Davis

City Council Vacancy Appointment

On January 3, 2011, the City Council seat occupied by Don Saylor became vacant when he was sworn in as a member of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The City of Davis City Council has chosen to fill this vacany by conducting an appointment process. A process to solicit applications from eligible members of the community and for the public to provide input on those who applied was established.

Council Fills Vacancy

At a special meeting on Tuesday February 22, 2011, the City Council appointed Dan Wolk to fill the vacant Council seat. Wolk will be officially sworn in at the Council meeting on Tuesday March 1.

Applicants:

Applicant	Principal Profession/Vocation/Occupation	Statement
Paul Boylan	Attorney	Boylan Statement
Walter Bunter, Jr.	Retired	Bunter Statement
Kari Fry	Life and Health Insurance Agent/Homemaker	Fry Statement
Sherelene Harrison	Semi Retired/Health Care Insurance Sales	Harrison Statement
Kerry Daane Loux	Landscape Architect/Self Employed Consultant	Loux Statement
Linda Parfitt	Child Development Consultant-Policy Office	Parfitt Statement
Robert Smith	Retired/Music Teacher/Piano Tuner	Smith Statement
Steve Williams	Semi Retired	Williams Statement
Daniel Wolk	Attorney	Wolk Statement
Vincent Wyatt	Student	Wyatt Statement

Additional Applicant Information:

• Applicant statements recorded by Davis Media Access: http://dctv.davismedia.org/
   
• A public forum featuring all of the applicants was hosted by the Davis League of Women Voters on Wednesday February 16. Program Length: 2 hours 20 minutes
   
  

Summary of key dates:

January 5

Application Period Opens

January 10

City Information Session

January 25

Application Period Closes

February 1

If necessary, Council narrows applicant field to 10 or less

February 2-7

Candidates will arrange a time to Davis Media Access (DMA) will tape Candidate Statements for public broadcasting. Candidates will arrange directly through DMA.

February 16

Public Forum held at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Chambers

February 18

Public Input on applicants due

February 22

Council begins deliberations

March 1

First Regular Council Meeting in which Appointee participates

June 30, 2012

Appointee’s term ends

Documents:

• Appointment Process Application Form
• Appointment Process Application Form (Word Document)
• Appointment Process Timeline
• Candidate Statement Taping Instructions
• Public Input Form

For questions or additional information about the process, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (530) 757-5602 or zmirabile@cityofdavis.org