Posts Tagged ‘vacant Richmond City Council seat’
Vinay Pimple appointed to fill vacant seat on Richmond City Council
In what many are calling a surprise move, the Richmond City Council voted Tuesday night to appoint Vinay Pimple, a blind attorney and volunteer tutor, to fill the vacant seat on the council that was created last month by former Councilman Tom Butt’s ascension to the mayor’s seat.
Read MoreRichmond City Council fails to fill vacant seat for a second week
Following motions to appoint Sheryl E. Lane and Vinay Pimple, neither of which passed, Mayor Tom Butt postponed the decision to next week.
Read MoreRichmond City Council adjourns without filling vacant seat
Richmond’s City Council failed to appoint a new member to the Council’s vacant seat Tuesday night, deciding after a series of deadlocked nominations to instead to move the decision to next week’s council meeting.
Read MoreEmpty city council seat has 18 contenders
Before the Tuesday night deadline, 18 candidates from diverse backgrounds filed applications to fill the empty seat. The council majority will only choose one of them.
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