RANCHO PALOS VERDES : Applicants Sought for Vacant Council Seat
The City Council will appoint a replacement for former Councilman Steven Kuykendall, who was elected to the state Assembly in November.
The council voted unanimously Tuesday to make the appointment rather than hold a special election, which would have cost about $70,000. The term will last until November, 1995.
If the council cannot decide on an appointee by Jan. 4, 30 days after Kuykendall’s official resignation, the city must hold a special election.
The council set a Dec. 16 deadline for applications for the seat. Interviews will take place Dec. 19.
Coincidentally, Kuykendall’s one-year term as mayor was up Tuesday. The council unanimously chose Mayor Pro Tem Lee Byrd to fill the largely ceremonial position. Councilwoman Marilyn Lyon was unanimously elected mayor pro tem.
Also, Councilwoman Susan Brooks, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for a congressional seat last month, said she “most likely” will not seek reelection in 1995 because she plans to run for Congress again. The March, 1996, Republican primary will come too soon after the November, 1995, council election, Brooks said.
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