January 23, 2020 – West Bend, WI – As of Thursday afternoon two people had expressed interest in the opening for District 8 alderman in West Bend.
City Clerk Stephanie Justmann said Meghann Kennedy has turned in paperwork for the position along with Aaron Zingsheim.
Kennedy is currently on the West Bend Park and Rec Commission. She is fulfilling the term of Jennifer Koehn, which expires in 2021. Kennedy works at Kohls Corporate in Menomonee Falls and is a digital business category analyst.
Zingsheim is a fifth grade teacher at Silverbrook School in West Bend. He lived in Milwaukee nine years and then moved to West Bend in 2014.
The seat in Dist. 8 opened when Roger Kist submitted a letter of resignation on January 10, 2020.
The City posted the position and are now seeking interested individuals who reside in District 8 to fill the vacancy.
The Council will review required materials and interview candidates at the Common Council meeting on February 17, 2020. The successful appointee will represent District 8 for the remainder of the term, expiring in April 2021.
To be eligible to serve, an individual at the time of the appointment must be:
- A citizen of the United Sates and the state of Wisconsin;
- An elector of the city of West Bend; and
- A resident of District 8.
Official maps of the districts are available at the City of West Bend Clerk’s Office and CLICK HERE for the District 8 map online.
Those interested in being considered for the District 8 aldermanic appointment are required to submit the following materials:
- Letter of interest with brief summary of what they feel they bring to the position
- Resume or statement of qualifications
Required materials are due to the City Clerk by February 10, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. delivered, mailed, or emailed to:
City of West Bend
Attn: City Clerk Stephanie Justmann
1115 S. Main Street
West Bend, Wisconsin 53095
wbclk@ci.west-bend.wi.us
Candidates will be reviewed at the Common Council meeting on February 17, 2020.
