Applications for Camas mayor are due Oct. 26, and two city councilors have already said they intend to throw their hats in the ring.
Melissa Smith and Shannon Turk, both multi-term members of Camas City Council, have said they will apply to fill the one-year vacancy left by former Mayor Scott Higgins’ resignation in June.
City councilors will vote on an interim mayor Nov. 14, and that person will have a swearing-in ceremony Nov. 19. Voters will select a new Camas mayor in the November 2019 general election.
Higgins left office Sept. 30, and Mayor Pro Tem Don Chaney has been fulfilling Higgins’ mayoral duties in the interim. Chaney has not yet decided if he will run for the mayor’s position.
Smith: A ‘vote for stability’
Smith, now in her fourth term on the Camas City Council, said she decided to run after a methodical thought process. She said it was her deep roots in the community that eventually swayed her.