Michael Hays Appointed, Approved to Fill Wentzville Ward 3 Seat

Hays will fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of John Luby.

The second time was the charm for Michael Hays. At Wednesday night's special meeting of the Wentzville Board of Aldermen, Mayor Nick Guccione appointed Hays to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of John Luby. When Guccione first appointed Hays to fill the seat left vacant by his own election to the post of mayor, the appointment was rejected by the board—unanimously. The board asked for a procedure to be established to take applications and create a pool of potential nominees for the Mayor to choose from. Guccione's second appointment, John Luby, was approved by the board in September, but Luby was unable to attend meetings due to a family issue and he resigned in early November. Not all the aldermen voted to approve the …

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Luby Resigns from Wentzville Board of Aldermen

John Luby was appointed to the Ward 3 seat in September.

Luby Resigns from Wentzville Board of Aldermen

John Luby was appointed to the Ward 3 seat in September.

John Luby, who was appointed to fill the Wentzville Board of Aldermen's vacant Ward 3 seat in September, has resigned. Mayor Nick Guccione confirmed to Wentzville Patch that Luby resigned due to a family member's medical issues that have kept him from attending board meetings. Luby has to travel to Kansas City regularly, and he did not think it was fair to either the board or the community that he was forced to miss so many meetings. The Ward 3 vacancy was created when Alderman Nick Guccione won the election for mayor in April. At times, Guccione and the board have been at odds about the appointment. The board approved a procedure for citizens to apply for the empty seat, but Guccione's first appointment, Michael Hayes, was not approved by…

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Special Board Meeting Sept. 12 for Ward 3 Appointment

The Ward 3 seat has remained unfilled since the April elections.

The Wentzville Board of Alderman has scheduled a special meeting for 5:30 p.m., Wed., Sept. 12. The single item on the agenda for this meeting is the appointment of a new Ward 3 alderman. The special meeting will be conducted just before the board's regular meeting at 6 p.m. This appointment follows a second search by the city to create a pool of qualified Ward 3 applicants after Mayor Nick Guccione's first pick for the seat failed to get approval from the board of aldermen. The vacancy was created when Guccione, former Ward 3 alderman, was elected to the office of mayor in April. READ MORE:

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Special Board Meeting Wednesday to Appoint Ward 3 Alderman

The special meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m., just prior to the regular meeting.

The Wentzville Board of Aldermen will be holding a special meeting on Wed., July 11 just prior to their regular meeting for the purpose of appointing an alderman to the empty Ward 3 seat. The meetings are held in the council chambers at city hall. The board recently passed a procedure for taking applications for empty seats in order to let residents know that a vacancy exists and to provide a pool of interested persons. The mayor may use this pool when choosing an appointment to the seat. The board will then vote to approve the appointment. Four Ward 3 residents have applied for the vacancy: The Ward 3 vacancy was created when Alderman Nick Guccione won the election for mayor in April. At times, Guccione and the board have been at odds …

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