Call for Dunwoody Candidates - Meeting Saturday

The polls are now closed and I am out watching the returns with the other Dunwoody supporters, hopefully celebrating this momentous occasion.

Let me be the first to say Congratulations to the new City of Dunwoody!

If today's referendum for the City of Dunwoody was successful; candidates will need to be groomed and educated prior to them filing the necessary paperwork. Below is the official notification of the call for the City of Dunwoody candidates and notice for the special election on September 16th.

There will be a forum held at the Dunwoody Library on Saturday July 19th (from 9AM to Noon) for anyone interested in learning more about being a candidate for elective office. At the forum, the information presented on the Dunwoody Candidate website will be reviewed and there will be a Q&A session with a panel of successful candidates from Sandy Springs, Milton, and Johns Creek.

Now the real work begins!

CALL FOR AND NOTICE OF ELECTION
DUNWOODY OFFICE OF MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 SPECIAL ELECTION

TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, WITHIN DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 16th day of September, 2008, an election will be held for the purpose of creating the Dunwoody City Council, which will consist of six members plus the Mayor. There shall be three council districts, designated as Council Districts 1 through 3. One councilmember shall be elected from each of the three council districts and shall hold Council Posts 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Each candidate for election to the city council must reside in the district he or she seeks to represent. Three councilmembers shall be elected from the city at large and shall represent Council Posts 4, 5, and 6. Candidates for Council Post 4 shall reside in Council District 1; candidates for Council Post 5 shall reside in Council District 2; candidates for Council Post 6 shall reside in Council Post 3.

Mayor – Term will end 2011 upon administration of oath of office to successor
Councilmember, Post 1 – Term will end 2009 upon administration of oath of office to successor
Councilmember, Post 2 – Term will end 2009 upon administration of oath of office to successor
Councilmember, Post 3 – Term will end 2009 upon administration of oath of office to successor
Councilmember, Post 4 – Term will end 2011 upon administration of oath of office to successor
Councilmember, Post 5 – Term will end 2011 upon administration of oath of office to successor
Councilmember, Post 6 – Term will end 2011 upon administration of oath of office to successor

Each candidate will file notice of his or her candidacy and the appropriate affidavit in the office of DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, Georgia. The opening dates for qualifying will start Monday, August 4, 2008 beginning at 9:00 A. M., and continuing until Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 4:30 P.M. The qualifying fee for Mayor is $480.00 and $ 360.00 qualifying fee for City Council members.

The last day to register to be eligible to vote in this special election is August 18, 2008.

The Special Election will be held in the City of Dunwoody at the following precincts: Austin, Chestnut Elementary, Dunwoody, Dunwoody High, Dunwoody Library, Georgetown Square, Kingsley Elementary, Mount Vernon East, Mount Vernon West, North Peachtree, Peachtree Middle, Tilly Mill Road, and Winters Chapel. Voters who typically vote at the listed precincts, but reside at the following addresses which are not within the city limits are ineligible to vote: 2373 – 2552 Ridgeway Drive; 4256, 4323, 4327, & 4329 Tilly Mill Road; 2482 – 2564 Van Fleet Circle; 2632 – 2674 Woodwin Road, 4445 – 4482 Aspen Woods Court; 2874 – 2974 Aspen Woods Entry; 101 – 1600 Winters Creek Drive; 102 – 2100 Winters Park Drive). The polls will open at 7:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM.

Those residents qualified to vote at said election shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia.

Advance Voting is September 8-12, 2008, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at the DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections office, 4380 Memorial Drive, where the Absentee Poll will also be located and open August 18, 2008, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

This notice is given pursuant to the July 15, 2008 approval of Senate Bill 82.