The Centralia City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to interview a candidate for the vacant District 1 council position.
The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 6 p.m. inside Centralia City Hall, located at 118 W. Maple St. in downtown Centralia.
The candidate being interviewed is Norm Chapman, a longtime current member and former chair of the Centralia Planning Commission.
Chapman had previously applied to be a councilor in 2021 following state Rep. Peter Abbarno’s resignation from the council to serve at the state level. That position was ultimately given to Councilor Mark Westley.
The District 1 position was left vacant after former Councilor and Deputy Mayor Cameron McGee resigned earlier this month after moving out of the district he was representing. McGee had served on the council since winning the position during the 2017 election.
Following the public interview process during Tuesday’s meeting, the Centralia City Council will then go into executive session to evaluate and discuss Chapman’s qualifications and interview. According to the news release, no action will be taken following the executive session.
