Sun Valley council appoints Jane Conard to fill council seat

Mayor Dewayne Briscoe’s pick for the Sun Valley City Council, Jane Conard, was approved by the council at a special meeting Jan. 29, 2015.

Council Member Michelle Griffith moved to approve the appointment of Jane Conard to the Sun Valley City Council; Council Member Peter Hendricks seconded. A roll-call vote recorded ayes from Council President Keith Saks, Council Member Michelle Griffith and Council Member Peter Hendricks, with no nays. The mayor declared the motion approved.

The appointment was listed on the agenda as made under Idaho Code §50-704, which governs mayoral appointments and the council’s role in confirming them. A member of the press, Amy Busek of the Mountain Express, asked a question of the mayor before the appointment item was taken up; the minutes do not record the content of that exchange. Members of the public also spoke during the meeting’s public-comment period, but the minutes do not record the substance of their remarks.

The vote to confirm Conard was taken by roll call and recorded as unanimous among the three council members present. The minutes do not specify whether Conard was sworn in at the meeting or when she would assume duties; that detail is not specified in the record.