Century Town Council votes unanimously to approve Brenda Spencer to its vacant seat
The town of Century will see a new council member following a unanimous vote Monday night to approve Brenda Spencer to fill seat 3, left vacant when Benjamin Boutwell resigned to run for mayor.
Spencer will fill the seat until it expires Dec. 31, 2020.
Three people, Jessica Coleman, Jacquelyn Johnson and Brenda Spencer, applied at city hall to fill the seat by the deadline of July 1.
At Monday night's council meeting by phone, Spencer was the only applicant of the three who called in. Initially, Councilman Luis Gomez recommended applicant Jessica Coleman, but changed his recommendation when he...