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As Council Member Resigns, City Council Seeks Applicants to Serve Remaining Term
Post Date:08/16/2013
The longest serving member of the Plymouth City Council -- Ward 4 Council Member Ginny Black -- has announced she will resign her seat, effective Sept. 30. As called for by the City Charter, the City Council will appoint a Ward 4 resident to serve the remainder of Black’s term, which expires Dec. 31, 2014.
The City Council will accept applications from interested residents through Sept. 5, and review applications and select finalists on Sept. 10. The council will interview finalists on Sept. 17, making an appointment either that evening or on Sept. 24. The candidate appointed to fill the seat will take the oath of office at the Oct. 8 City Council meeting.
The Plymouth City Council holds its regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. In addition, the council also holds numerous study sessions throughout the year.
Applications are available by contacting City Clerk Sandy Engdahl at sengdahl@plymouthmn.gov or 763-509-5080.
To verify that you live in Ward 4, check the Secretary of State website's poll finder.
Retirement Triggers Resignation
Black, who has represented residents in the northeast area of the city for nearly 18 years, is leaving the City Council as she retires from her full-time job with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Black determined that retirement travel plans would interfere with her ability to attend City Council meetings.
“It has been my pleasure to represent the residents and businesses of Ward 4 and those of the city at large… I have had the honor of serving with many fine city councils, including the present and working with the dedicated city staff,” Black wrote in her letter of resignation.
In her letter, Black pointed to the city’s efforts to preserve open space and protect lake and wetland water quality as the work of which she is most proud. During Black’s tenure, Plymouth voters approved two open space and parks referendums. The City Council also adopted a wetland buffer ordinance in the mid-1990s and banned the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus, which causes algae growth in water bodies, in the late 1990s. The state legislature eventually followed Plymouth’s lead and banned phosphorus from fertilizer statewide.