Killam held a Nomination Day on Monday, April 15, for Mayor and one Council seat.
Only one nomination was received for the position of Mayor, with former councillor Rick Krys elected to the position by acclamation.
Four people handed in Nomination papers to fill the single Council seat. Unofficial results from Monday saw Dean Berrecloth, James Clark, Barry Paydli, and Teala Westbrook all running for the spot.
Nomination Day results become official by noon the next day, as candidates have 24 hours to withdraw their nomination forms.
Council set Election Day as Monday, May 13, with advance polls Monday, May 6.
The Town has been without a mayor since the resignation of Ben Kellert in early March.
A Nomination Day was held to fill that position on March 18, initially resulting in two candidates, Krys and Roger Obrigewitch. Krys withdrew his nomination at that time due to ineligibility, and Obrigewitch was elected by acclamation, however resigned before he could be sworn in due to some controversy.
With Krys’ intention to run for Mayor resulting in his resignation from Council, that left two spots open for April 15’s Nomination Day.
This is Killam’s second councillor vacancy since the last municipal elections took place in 2021.
A Nomination Day was held to replace councillor Tien Cote after he resigned from Council.
That resulted in the election of Les Fee by acclamation on Sept. 5 last year.
Krys will be sworn in as Mayor at the next regular meeting of Killam Town Council.
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor