You heard it tonight.
IF Mayor Ferre is running for Mayor, and she wins, the council seat would be filled by nomination or by special election if a majority of 3 could not fill the seat in 30 days or agree to hold a special election.
IF she runs and loses, she still would be facing a recall challenge and hopefully an election a second time... defending her Council Seat.
We would not be recalling her if she won the Mayor-ship as we are Recalling her in her Council Member Seat, and it would required she has 6 months after her election before a recall can start... State Rules not mine...
HOWEVER, none of the above affects the current recall effort on Garcia or the Seating of the Council Member for the Hilkey/Cortez Seat (One of which is eliminated for the Mayor Seat)...
So it is kind of like Musical Chairs for Hilkey/Cortez and who ever else runs for Council this time there is one seat, how many Council Members running for what was in the Past two Seats..
Strike up the Band...