(KTTS News) — Nixa now has two vacant city council seats.
Amy Hoogstraet resigned on Tuesday.
Her resignation comes after Justin Orf resigned August 31.
The city will appoint people to fill the empty District 1 and 3 seats until an election in April.
Press Release
Interested in serving on Nixa City Council? The City of Nixa is now accepting letters of interest from Nixa residents in Districts 1 and 3 who would like to be considered for filling the city council seats vacated by Amy Hoogstraet and Justin Orf. The deadline for letter submission for both seats has been extended to 4:00pm on Friday, September 16th.
Amy Hoogstraet informed the city administration of her intent to resign her District 1 council seat on September 6, effective immediately. Hoogstraet was elected in April of 2021 to a 3-year term.
Justin Orf resigned his District 3 seat effective August 31st after announcing his intent to resign at the August 15 council meeting. Orf was re-elected in April this year to a 3-year term.
Both seats will be on the ballot in April of 2023. At that time, residents of District 1 will vote to select someone to represent them for the final year of Hoogstraet’s term while residents of District 3 will elect someone to represent their district for the remaining 2 years of Orf’s term.
To prevent the seats from remaining vacant in the meantime, Nixa City Council will appoint interim council members from Districts 1 and 3 to serve in the roles through the April election.
District 1 is roughly described as being north of Northview Street to west of Main Street and north of North Street to east of Main Street (north area of Nixa).
District 3 is roughly described as being south of Rt. 14 and west of Main Street (southwest area of Nixa).
