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Mills' resignation will mean two Cheboygan council seats at stake in special election
CHEBOYGAN — Diane Mills has resigned from the Cheboygan City Council because she will be moving out of the city.
Mills, who also serves as mayor pro tem, was appointed to council in 2021 to fill a vacant seat for a term ending in 2022. She won a special election in November 2021 to fill the remainder of that term. In November 2022, she ran again and won a second term that would have ended in 2026.
"I will be moving out of the city about mid August. I'll be tendering my resignation on Tuesday (July 8) with (an) effective date of July 22. I don't have to resign until I actually leave Cheboygan, but handing in my resignation letter on the (July 8) will allow the position to be on the ballot for this November's special election as there's already one seat that will be on the ballot. It's all about not having to do another special election in May of 2026 and waste taxpayer money," she told the Daily Tribune.
Mills' resignation was announced by Mayor Brett Mallory at the July 8 council meeting.
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More: Cheboygan City Council picks Bedwin to temporarily fill open seat
Also on the ballot in the November special election will be a council seat formerly held by Sierra Oliver, who resigned earlier this year because she, too, moved out of the city. Council appointed Adam Bedwin to temporarily fill the seat until the November special election.
— Contact Paul Welitzkin at pwelitzkin@
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Diane Mills resignation means two Cheboygan City Council seats at stake in November special election
