City Council incumbents have no opposition

The three incumbent city councilmembers whose terms expire in November are not being opposed for re-election. No other candidates have applied for the city council that was to be voted on by the Canyon Lake electorate on Nov. 8.

The City Council will meet on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers at City Hall and may decide to cancel the election and appoint the three to the council for their next terms. They can also direct an election to be held.

The three councilmembers will almost certainly be appointed to the council and will not have to run for re-election in November (since they are the only candidates that would be on the ballot). If appointed, they shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.

The three city councilmembers who will most likely be appointed at the Thursday meeting are Jeremy Smith, Kasey Castillo and Jennifer Dain.

The three seats include two that will be four-year terms and one that will be a two-year term.

The odd two-year term is the result of Jennifer being appointed to the City Council last year to fill the seat of Jordan Ehrenkranz, who passed away while in office. It is likely that the council on Thursday will appoint her to the two-year term and she will be up for election again in 2024 to keep it in its regular four-year cycle.

Jeremy and Kasey will most likely be appointed to the four-year terms.

“If the council votes to cancel the election, it would save the city anywhere between $20,000 and $30,000,” City Clerk Ana Sauceda said.

The new city council will vote among themselves to name the mayor and mayor pro-tem in December. Jeremy is the current mayor. Kasey and Jennifer currently serve as councilmembers on the City Council, with Kasey having served as mayor the year prior to Jeremy’s current stint as mayor.