HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOTI_PR20180921_CouncilFillsVacancy.docxPRESS RELEASE: Contact: Tybee Island City Hall
For immediate release Janet LeViner, City Clerk
(912) 472.5080
Tybee Island City Council Accepting Applications for Vacant Seat
Tybee Island, Ga. – (September 21, 2018) The City of Tybee Island will be accepting applications to fill the remaining term for the vacant City Council seat left by Jackson Butler’s
resignation. Applicants should download and complete the Notice of Willingness to Serve form, which lists the requirements, is available on the City’s website at any time at http://weblink.cityofty
bee.org/weblink/0/fol/18/Row1.aspx. The form can also be picked up from outside the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, 403 Butler, Tybee Island. However, the completed notice and a resume
can only be submitted within the qualifying period to the City Clerk’s Office, Tybee Island City Hall, 403 Butler Avenue. Qualifying will begin Monday, October 1st at 8:30AM and close
Thursday, October 4th, 2018 at 4:30PM. Applications submitted outside that period will not be considered. There is no cost to submit an application.
Application submissions will be public record, and a list of applicants will be published early on Friday, October 5th via press release and social media.
Consideration of applicants will take place by vote at the October 11, 2018 City Council meeting in the Council Chambers at Tybee Island’s Public Safety Building at 78 Van Horn. As always,
as for any part of the agenda for this meeting, the public is invited to speak about the appointment during the public comment period. Swearing in will follow on Friday, October 12,
2018. This term will expire December 31, 2021.
The City Clerk, Jan LeViner, can be contacted with any questions about this process at 912-472-5080 or via email at jleviner@cityoftybee.org.
About Tybee Island, GA.: The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is on the outermost barrier island off the Savannah area coast. With a wild bird sanctuary, over three miles of ocean beaches,
and salt marshes on the back river, outdoor recreation activities abound for visitors to the island. As a key defense point to the important Savannah port, Tybee’s Fort Screven, Tybee
Post Theater, Fort Pulaski, and the Tybee Island and Cockspur Lighthouses combine with the unique architectures of the island’s raised cottages to form a rich backdrop for history buffs.
Attracting a strong artistic community, there are several local supporting art galleries. Keeping the island interesting year round are several arts festivals, the Annual Pirate Fest,
the Beach Bum Parade, St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Hot Rod Run, the Beach Bash, and the Christmas Parade, as well as fireworks displays on Independence and New Year’s Days off
the Walter W. Parker Pier and Pavilion. The Marine Science Center cooperates with Georgia’s DNR to protect threatened sea turtle species by searching for nests, protecting their eggs,
and making sure hatchlings make it to sea. For visitor information, stop by http://www.tybeevisit.com/, and to find more about the City of Tybee Island, visit our web site at http://www.cityoftybee.
org/.
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