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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY to apply for pending vacancy in the office of Wilmington City Councilmember.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Wilmington City Council will take applications to fill a pending vacancy in the office of Wilmington City Councilmember for a term expiring in December, 2009. Applicants must be qualified voters in the City of Wilmington. Applications may be in the form of either a letter or resume and shall be filed in the office of the Wilmington City Clerk, City Hall, 102 North Third Street, Wilmington, NC no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2008.

At the City Council meeting on November 18, 2008, applicants will be allowed to address the City Council for up to three (3) minutes about why they should be selected to fill the vacancy. The City Council will consider only those candidates that have filed an application.

City Council videos now available online.
You will be able to watch Council Meetings LIVE as they happen twice a month, or view archived meetings after they happen.

Upcoming meetings are listed for your convenience, so you can stay aprised of when the meeting will air - and when there isn't a live meeting to watch, you can view GTV8's bulletin board video instead.

You will need Windows Media Player 9 or better in order to watch these videos.


The City is governed by a non-partisan City Council consisting of a mayor, mayor pro tem, and five council members. Elections are held every two years. The Mayor serves two-year terms and the council members serve staggered four-year terms. Click here to see the Wilmington Code of Ordinances.
 

The City Council generally holds regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM in the City Council chambers in City Hall. Agendas are available on the Friday before Council meetings.   Meetings are broadcast live on GTV-8, the City's government access channel on AOL Time-Warner cable system.

A variety of Boards and Commissions assist in policy-making decisions. Citizens that are appointed by the City Council volunteer their time to serve.

The Council also appoints a City Attorney who gives legal advice to the City, a City Clerk whose job it is to maintain official records for the City, and a City Manager who carries out the policy decisions of the Council through the City’s staff of approximately 1,100 employees.

City Council
102 N. 3rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28402
Tel: 910-341-7815
Fax: 910-341-4628
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