The Atherton City Council election in November has been canceled.
Three of the council’s five seats are up for election, and the only candidates are the three incumbents: Alan Carlson, Jerry Carlson and Charles Marsala.
At its August 16 meeting, the council voted to appoint the three incumbents to four-year terms, rather than go ahead with the general municipal election on November 7. The vote was 4-0, with Jerry Carlson abstaining.
The council’s decision means that Alan Carlson will be appointed to a third term and that Mr. Marsala, currently serving as mayor, will be appointed to a second term. It will be the first full term in office for Jerry Carlson, who was appointed in January to fill the late Councilman Bill Conwell’s vacant seat.
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