Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Doris Devey became Tuesday the second person to seek the vacant office in Hiram. Qualifying ends at noon Wednesday.
With Hiram residents having only one more morning to qualify for the city’s vacant mayor seat, voters next month are set to have a choice when they head to the polling machines. Doris Devey qualified Tuesday for the March 6 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Mayor Jack Paris, who resigned at the Jan. 3 meeting as several councilmen began reducing and consolidating city positions and passing other measures. Devey joins Don Brown, a former Hiram councilman who qualified for the mayor’s race on Monday. City Clerk Cynthia Geyer said Devey has never sought elected office in Hiram. Qualifying for the mayor’s race concludes at noon Wednesday. Any Hiram resident who has resided in the city for 12 months prior as of election day…
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Hiram voters will have the chance to select a new mayor in March following the Jan. 3 resignation of Jack Paris.
Today marks the start once again of the mayor’s race in Hiram. In the wake of the resignation of Mayor Jack Paris earlier this month, the city of Hiram will hold on March 6 a special election to fill Paris’ former position. Qualifying for the mayor’s race will be held at Hiram City Hall Monday and Tuesday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Any Hiram resident who has resided in the city for 12 months prior as of election day, is at least 21 years old and a qualified voter, is eligible to run for mayor. Those seeking office will have to pay a $270 qualifying fee and complete four forms—notice of candidacy and affidavit, declaration of intent to accept campaign contributions, financial disclosure and proof …
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Hiram voters won’t be called to the polls an extra time this year due to the mayoral race, but they may have to travel to two different places to vote.
County election officials on Thursday announced that Hiram voters will select a new mayor in March. The city will hold a special election March 6—it’s the same day as the presidential preference primary, but the elections will be separate. Those wishing to cast ballots for mayor will go to the Hiram Community Center—also the site of early voting Feb. 27-March 2—but those wanting to make a selection in the presidential race will have to travel to their assigned county polling place. Hiram residents have until Feb. 6 to register to vote in time for the March 6 election. Qualifying for the mayor’s race will be held at Hiram City Hall Jan. 23 and 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Jan. 25, from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Hiram voters could pick a…
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The city clerk and other city staff positions were consolidated after votes by the Hiram City Council on Tuesday.
Things were not business as usual when the Hiram City Council met for the first time in 2012 on Tuesday. By the end of the night, the mayor had resigned, the city clerk was replaced, and most in attendance—including other council members—were struggling to catch up with what had happened. Usurping an item to approve the minutes from the council’s December meeting, Kathy Bookout, in her first meeting on the council, launched into a series of seven motions, which left Mayor Jack Paris on the sidelines and visibly agitated. Most of the motions sought to reduce and/or consolidate staff positions and called for the installation of a time-clock system of accounting for city employees. Councilman Prather Rollins, also a newcomer, and Councilwoman…
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Hiram Mayor Jack Paris said the city council could enact the expansion of alcohol sales as early as next week.
Nov. 20 could be the first Sunday Hiram retailers would be able to ring up package sales of alcohol. Following Tuesday’s elections, in which 55.5 percent of participating Hiram voters gave their approval to Sunday package sales, Hiram Mayor Jack Paris told Dallas-Hiram Patch that he would bring the issue to the city council at its Nov. 15 meeting. “I am going to recommend that it take effect immediately. There’s no reason not to since it was passed by the city,” Paris said. Should the council move on a measure affirming the wishes of Tuesday’s voters, Paris said those businesses with alcohol licenses would not have to pay any increased fees nor come before the city to amend the language of their licenses. “Nothing’s going to change—they’ll…
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s sabens
12:41 pm on Friday, January 6, 2012
I am saddened by all this corruption at my home town city council. Gosh, 2 Mayors in less than a year to resign! Jack Paris is a stand up man with an awesome reputation, and for him to decide to resign, well... Pity on the Hiram City council and God help the Hiram tax payers!! S.S. more ›