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The Lafayette City Council has announced a current vacancy on the City Council and laid out the process for filling the position.

On May 27, Councilmember Gina Dawson announced her resignation from the Council effective June 1, 2025.

The City will advertise the vacancy widely and accept applications until Tuesday, July 8 at 5:00 p.m. The appointed person will serve on the City Council until the next regularly scheduled municipal election in November 2026.

Applicants must be a resident of the City of Lafayette and registered to vote. The application form is available on the City’s website at www.lovelafayette.org/council-vacancy. Completed applications can be submitted to the City Clerk via email, mail or in-person. Applications must be received by Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Postmarks will not be accepted.

Applicants will be interviewed on Tuesday, July 15 and, if necessary, Wednesday July 16. The Lafayette City Council is obligated to fill the vacancy by July 30, 2025.

At the previous City Council meeting, Dawson announced she was resigning from the City Council for family reasons. She said, “This decision was at once an easy one to make, because family will always come first for me, but also a hard decision, as it has been a great privilege and experience to have served the residents of Lafayette since first elected in 2020. I am very grateful, and honored, to have worked with this Council, our dedicated city staff, the many passionate and considerate volunteers for the City, our wonderful business and school communities, and other organizations and individuals who work to make, and continually improve upon, the quality of life and community that Lafayette enjoys.” Dawson served on the Lafayette City Council since 2020 including one term as Mayor.

For more information, visit www.lovelafayette.org/council-vacancy.

To watch the discussion of this matter at the June 9, 2025 City Council meeting, visit the City’s YouTube channel.