AURORA| The Monday city council meeting will mark the first with Mayor Bob LeGare at the helm, but the city council will be down one member — LeGare’s seat, which the city is currently looking to fill.
The at-large position attracted 18 applicants, five of which ran a campaign in 2017. The deadline was July 5.
City Council is slated to take up the appointment at the Monday study session. Council members may decide on which candidates to interview for the position then.
The seat should be filled by the end of the summer, as the city charter allows for a 45-day period to fill a vacant city council seat. LeGare was appointed to mayor on June 25.
Council members will give final approval to a ballot question for the November election regarding a charter change that, if approved, would extend the probationary period for new firefighters and police officers.
A controversial rezoning ordinance is making a return on Monday. Council members tabled the rezoning of 4.8 acres at the southwest corner of 14th Avenue and Potomac Street at the last meeting to allow a developer to submit a plan for minimizing the effects of a new condominium project that could go up at that location.
While approving the ordinance wouldn’t approve the condo project, it would make way for the development. That concerned some council members who worried the people living in the existing 172 rental units would have few affordable options when pushed out.
City Council Candidates
PERRY M. JOWSEY III
Education: BA AND MA IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BUFFALO
Occupation: DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AT REACH OUT AND READ COLORADO
Years in Aurora: 8 YEARS
Education: BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE WITH A CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP STUDIES, MA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, PHD IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
Occupation: FACULTY AT UC BOULDER
Years in Aurora: 32 YEARS
Occupation:ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT WOODSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
Years in Aurora: 29 YEARS
Education: BA IN ENGINEERING AT KASETSART UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK; MS COMPUTER SCIENCE SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Occupation: BROWN STRAUSS INC. PROGRAMMER
Years in Aurora: 2YRS AND 3MONTHS
Occupation: DIA AVIATION CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Years in Aurora: 35 YEARS
Occupation: NURSE ADMINISTRATOR AT HEALTH SUCCESS INC.
Years in Aurora:19 YEARS
Education: BS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
Occupation: POLICE OFFICER, DETECTIVE, SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT, CRIME TECH AT CITY OF GLENDALE
Years in Aurora: 50 YEARS
Education: BS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Occupation: SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT ZETA ASSOCIATES INC.
Years in Aurora: 29+ YEARS
Education: BS IN COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Occupation: OWNER OF THE CONSULTING SOURCE
Years in Aurora:34 YEARS
Occupation: CLAIMS SPECIALIST SOIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Years in Aurora: 3 YEARS
Education: BS IN PARKS AND REC ADMINISTRATION
Occupation: DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC AT CITY OF LOUISVILLE
Years in Aurora: 5 YEARS
Education: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Occupation: POLICE OFFICER AT AURORA PD
Years in Aurora: 37 YEARS
Education: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT?
Occupation: CEO OF STEPHENSON’S OFFICE SYSTEMS
Years in Aurora: 28 YEARS
Education: BS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Occupation:SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT RAYTHEON
Years in Aurora: 14 YEARS
Occupation:SENIOR OPERATIONS ANALYST AT KAISER PERMANENTE
Years in Aurora: 18.5 YEARS
Education: PHD PENDING, MA IN COUNSELING, BA IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Occupation: PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER, INTERPRETER NETWORK
Years in Aurora: 18 YEARS
Education: ASSOCIATES DEGREE
Occupation:ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Years in Aurora: 16 YEARS
Why they want a seat on city council:
Education: PHD PENDING, MA IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, BA IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Occupation: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT AURORA WARMS THE NIGHT
Years in Aurora: 8 YEARS
Why they want a seat on city council:
— By KARA MASON, Staff Writer
