City of Hastings issued the following announcement on Jan 18.
Notice of Intent to Fill City Council Vacancy
Notice is hereby given of a vacancy effective February 1, 2022 on the Hastings City Council representing the First Ward.
The City Council will seek to fill this vacancy by appointment and is accepting applications from interested, qualified persons through January 21, 2022 at noon. The City Council will then select applicants to interview with the intention of making an appointment to fill the vacancy in accordance with Section 4.10 of the City Charter. The appointed person who is selected to fill the vacancy will serve until the next General Election; the appointee must run in that election to continue serving on the City Council. The term for this vacancy expires on December 31, 2022.
To be eligible to fill this position, a person must reside in the First Ward and be a qualified elector of the City. No person who holds or has held an elective city office shall be eligible for appointment to any city office or employment for which compensation is paid by the City, until two (2) years have elapsed following the term for which they were elected or appointed, unless their appointment thereto is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Council. All City Council positions are nonpartisan.
Interested and qualified persons should complete the “Application for membership on City Boards or Commissions” application form and submit it to Clerk/Treasurer Jane Saurman by January 21, 2022 at noon. Applications are available at City Hall, 201 E. State St., Hastings, MI 49058, or online at https://hastingsmi.org/document-center/. Applications may be submitted by mail, personal delivery, or email to jsaurman@hastingsmi.org.
Original source can be found here.