Font ResizeThe City Council voted 3-0 Monday to put the vacant post on the March 2 election ballot.
Councilor Lynne Raner was absent and Councilor Matt Pennington voted via speakerphone so that there was a quorum.
The move came as part of the city's election resolution, which dictates how and when the next municipal election will take place.
Wood submitted his resignation letter to Mayor Scott Eckstein on Oct. 26 and will leave the position on Dec. 31.
It is unclear why Wood resigned.
The city's alternate judge, Marlon Maloy, will act as municipal judge during the interim. The city clerk can fill in as alternate judge in an extreme emergency until the position is permanently filled on March 2.
The resolution follows guidelines established in a state statute, which suggest the elected position be filled for a four-year term unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
"We've had resignations before, but we've always filled them," City Attorney Curtis Gurley said.
The past vacancies were for open city council seats, he said.
"I think it's better to have the people make the decision because those are elected positions and they're elected positions for a reason," Mayor Scott Eckstein said. "I think government in its purest form is to allow elected positions to be elected by the voters."
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Stelera Wireless plans to build a service antenna to provide high-speed wireless Internet in the Bloomfield area.
It is unclear when the service will become available to area residents.
Brendan Giusti: bgiusti@daily-times.com
