The Town of South Bruce Peninsula has decided to appoint Councillor Caleb Hull to the position of Deputy Mayor.
He fills the seat which was vacated by Jay Kirkland who was appointed from deputy mayor to mayor after the resignation of former mayor, Garry Michi.
On October 17th, the deputy mayor’s seat was declared vacant and Councillor Kathy Durst nominated Councillor Hull for the position. No other nominations were put forward. Hull was acclaimed. It still needs to be confirmed at an upcoming meeting on Tuesday, November 7th.
Council had the options of appointing a council member, holding a byelection, or taking applications for the seat.
There is now an open council seat. Council must next decide how it will fill that, which could be through a byelection or by appointing someone in the community.