Town Council to consider how to fill the seat of former Mayor Hollis Tharpe

The Front Royal Town Council at it’s May 13th meeting has scheduled a Closed Meeting for filling the seat of former Mayor Hollis Tharpe.

There appears to be three scenarios:

a) the possible appointment of a specific public appointee of Town Council, namely, a citizen of Front Royal or a sitting Town Council Member, to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of former Mayor Hollis L. Tharpe, pursuant to Section 2.2 3711. A. 1. of the Code of Virginia;

b) the possible appointment of a specific public appointee of Town Council, namely, a citizen of Front Royal, to fill a seat vacated by the possible appointment of a Town Council Member, should a sitting Member of Town Council be appointed to fill the seat of Interim Mayor, due to the resignation of former Mayor Hollis L. Tharpe, pursuant to Section 2.2 3711. A. 1. of the Code of Virginia; and,

c) for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel, specifically, the law regarding filling vacancies on positions of the governing body of the Town, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711. A. 8. of the Code of Virginia.

After the closed meeting, hopefully the Council will have a decision on how this seat will be filled.

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