It has been reported that Calhoun County Commission President Matthew Walker has tendered his resignation to the Calhoun County Commission. A Special meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 for the purpose of accepting his resignation and moving forward with the appoinment of his replacement by remaining Commissioners, Craig Arthur and Kevin Helmick.
In accordance with the state code the appointment of a resigning official shall be filled in the following manner.
§3-10-1. Elections to fill vacancies.
(a) When a vacancy occurs in an elected office of the state or county, it shall be filled according to the processes set forth in this article. As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated by the context:
(1) “General cutoff date” means the eighty-fourth day before the general election that immediately precedes the general election where the office would be on the ballot for election if there were not a vacancy; and
(2) “Primary cutoff date” means the eighty-fourth day before the primary election that immediately precedes the general cutoff date.
(b) When this article requires an appointment to fill a vacancy in an elected office, the appointment shall be made within thirty days of the vacancy, unless this code specifically states a different time period for the specific office.
Ridgeview News will be covering the meeting on Tuesday live through their Facebook platform.
Was never a question of “would he resign” but rather “when he would resign”
feel bad for the ones who had faith and voted him in that position. I’m sure they’ll replace him with someone who was always a republican and someone worthy of the job.
Once a quitter, always a quitter.