Five seek Bellevue
City Council seats
By MATT FURBER
Express Staff Writer
Bellevue’s annual city government
caucus, Thursday, Feb. 26, tallied five candidate nominations to run for
City Council seats.
The five Bellevue residents slated
for the city’s April 5 election signed declarations of candidacy at the
special nominating caucus at Bellevue City Hall that was packed with
attendees.
Three seats on the council are
open for the five candidates. Incumbent Councilmen Jon Anderson and Jon
Wilkes are running for second terms. Councilman Parke Mitchel is not
running for re-election.
All three terms expire in May.
Terms for the new council members will last for two years.
The five nominees who signed on as
City Council candidates include:
- Monte Brothwell, former
mayor and councilman, nominated by Jeff Gunter.
- Andrew Chittenden,
current Planning and Zoning commissioner, nominated by Janet Barton.
- Jon Wilkes, incumbent
councilman, nominated by Teresa Bergin.
- Joanna Ehrmantraut,
former councilwoman, nominated by Tammy Schofield.
- Jon Anderson, incumbent
councilman, nominated by Tammy Schofield.
The nomination procedures Thursday
were dictated by Bellevue’s governing charter. The city is the only
charter city in Idaho.
The city’s charter dictates that
the city election be held the first Monday in April. The polls on
Monday, April 5, will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Bellevue City Hall
will be the only polling site during the election.
Bellevue does not have voting
districts. The three council candidates with the most votes will gain
seats and will assume their seats on May 12.
City Clerk Dee Barton said
registered voters wanting to vote by absentee ballot can obtain the
appropriate paperwork at Bellevue City Hall prior to election day.