Two file for city council

Aderhold runs for re-election; Smith files for one-year vacant seat.

By Sarah Knapp • August 4, 2021 1:30 am
Jan Keiser, Homer Public Works director, testifies during the Homer City Council Committee of the Whole meeting on July 26 in the Cowles Council Chamber. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
Jan Keiser, Homer Public Works director, testifies during the Homer City Council Committee of the Whole meeting on July 26 in the Cowles Council Chamber. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

The Homer City Council candidacy filing period for the Oct. 5, 2021 municipal election opened Aug. 1, and applications will be accepted through 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16.

Three seats on the city council are up for election this October, including current council members Heath Smith and Donna Aderhold’s seats. Two seats are for three-year terms, and recently-resigned council member Joey Evensen’s seat is up for election as a one-year term.

As of Aug. 3, Donna Aderhold has filed for candidacy of a three-year term, and Heath Smith filed for the one-year term. Aderhold and Smith have both served two three-year terms.

Applications are available at City Hall in the city clerk’s office or online at www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/cityclerk/city-council-candidate-filing-open-august-1-16. Applications can be turned in online, but the city clerk must have a notarized copy for the candidacy to be official.

For more information about the candidacy filing period or for biographies of the candidates, visit www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/cityclerk/city-homer-candidates-2021-municipal-election.

Reach Sarah Knapp at sarah.knapp@homernews.com.