City Council
City Council Meetings
The Eau Claire City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 4 pm. These are legislative meetings where the Council votes on items. Public Hearings are held at 7 pm on the Monday evening before each legislative session. All meetings are held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 203 S. Farwell Street.
City Council meetings are televised live on Community Television Basic Cable Channels 96 and 97 and Digital Cable Channels 993 and 994, and Digital TV Tuner Channels 98-13 and 98-14. The program is re-broadcast on the Thursday and Saturday following the meetings. The re-broadcasts begin at 8 am on Thursday morning and at noon on Saturday. The meetings are also simulcast on radio station WRFP 101.9 FM. Please contact Community Television at 839-5067 with any questions you may have regarding the broadcasts of City Council meetings.
City Council Elections
There are eleven members on the Eau Claire City Council. Five of the members are elected from aldermanic districts. Five members and the Council President are elected at large. District Alderpersons and the City Council President were elected to three-year terms in April 2009. At-Large Alderpersons will be elected to three-year terms in 2010. City Council nomination papers may be obtained at, and must be filed with, the City Clerk's Office.
2010 Council Elections
The five at-large City Council seats will be up for election in April 2010. Interested parties can contact the City Clerk at 839-4912 with questions about running for a seat on the City Council. The Spring Election is Tuesday, April 6. A primary, if needed, would be held on Tuesday, February 16.
Informational packets, including nomination papers, declaration of candidacy and registration statements, can be picked up at the City Clerk’s office. Candidates for at-large seats must collect between 200 – 400 signatures of city residents who are eligible voters. They can begin gathering signatures on December 1. All papers must be turned in to the Clerk by Tuesday, January 5 by 5:00 p.m.
For further information, contact the City Clerk's Office at 839-4912.
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