Huntwork returns to council vote

Thomas Huntwork returned to the Colfax City Council Tuesday night when he was appointed by a 3-2 vote of council members. Huntwork and Jeff Didier, both unsuccessful mayoral candidates last year, applied for the seat vacated by J.W Roberts at the start of the year.

Councilmen Don Henderson, Al Vorderbrueggen, and Jim Kackman voted for Huntwork, and Councilmen Steve Holberg and David Nails voted for Didier.

In a brief talk before the vote, Huntwork said he would have sought re-election to another term onthe council if he hadn’t decided to file for mayor before last year’s primary.

Didier, who launched a solid write-in campaign in the general election said he seems to him “like a lot of things are iffy” in the way the city affairs are handled. He noted the “no report” responses from council committees during meetings reflect a lack of participation from council members.

Councilwoman Jeannette Solomine was not present at Tuesday’s meeting when the appointment was decided on five votes.

choice and sign it. Mayor Todd Vanek reported the results after the five ballots were passed to him.

Kackman questioned whether or not the law required the iindividual council votes to be identified, and Ensley replied he believed the process was required by law. He asked for a little time to research the code books.