City of Sedalia to host public Ward 1 council member interviews Thursday
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The City of Sedalia will be holding public interviews on Thursday to fill the vacant Ward 1 council seat at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building.
Four candidates will be interviewed during this process: Adam Porter, Cheryl Ames, Jason Michael Joy and Virginia Kaye Brainard.
According to the city's Facebook post, the city is committed to being open and transparent and allowing residents to hear form the applicants and engage with the candidate selection process.
After the interviews, the Mayor can nominate one candidate to city council for approval. If there is no candidate chosen, the process will remain open until the seat is filled.
Former Ward 1 councilmen, Tom Oldham stepped down from his position in April after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote in a social media post. The city did not elaborate on the allegations in the post or in communications with ABC 17 News.
Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders told ABC 17 News in emails that his office is investigating Oldham. The criminal investigation includes the possible sexual harassment of a youth. Oldham was recently reelected to his seat in the April 8 race.
