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New city council member appointed
On February 1st, Ed Gawlik Jr. was appointed as the newest member of the Southgate City Council. This appointment follows the January resignation of Councilman Bill Colovos. Per Southgate City Charter, City Council must fill the vacancy before the lapse of the current term. The City Council established an applicant pool process open to the public with guidelines that required the applicant to have lived in Southgate for at least 30 days and could not be in default on any payments to the City at the time of submission. Each applicant would then be interviewed by City Council. Nine applications were received, however, only four were qualified contenders as outlined by the prior stated guidelines. Of the four applicants, Ed Gawlik Jr. was the only one to be interviewed as all other applicants were absent. Based on his application, supporting documents, and interview, City Council concurred that he was the top choice overall. A motion was made to appoint Gawlik and it carried unanimously.
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Gawlik Jr.
On February 5th, Gawlik was officially sworn in as a Southgate City Councilman by City Clerk Jan Ferencz. Gawlik, a resident of Southgate for 37 years, has a long history of both City and school district involvement. His volunteerism and leadership experience includes 12 years as a Southgate Band Booster, 12 years of service on the Southgate School
Board, including 5 years as Board President, and most recently, 6 years as a member of the Southgate Planning Commission, with the last 3 years serving as Chairman. He has also volunteered throughout the years at community events, such as Heritage Days, and for non-profit organizations, like the Gibraltar Food Pantry. Gawlik’s effective leadership as the Planning Commission Chairman makes for a smooth transition into City Council in terms of understanding policy, procedure, and Robert’s Rules of Order. “With all the turnover there has been on City Council this term – now with three new appointed members – I feel that my experience and leadership skills on various boards and commissions will add to the productivity and overall cohesiveness of the group,” Gawlik said. Gawlik is the latest member to be appointed this term, following the appointment of Priscilla Ayres-Reiss per Mark Farrah’s resignation, and Greg Kowalsky per Dale Zamecki’s passing. SEE MEMBER, Page 3
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