Ex-City Council member Paul Gray

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Wichita City Council member Paul Gray said farewell Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Members Gray, Sue Schlapp and Roger Smith resigned and went to three new members, James Clendenin, Pete Meitzner and Michael O'Donnell.

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Senator-elect Michael O'Donnell my letter, Kansas Senate Monday, December 3, 2012. O'Donnell about his resignation from his Wichita City Council official meeting on Tuesday. Effective resignation, 31 December
Paul Gray, a former Wichita City Council member said Tuesday he will seek a temporary district 4've retired state Senator-elect Michael O'Donnell site.

Gray, however, said that he will not get the spring election elections approach. Joshua Blick and Jeff Blubaugh said they will work on the temporary seats and run the election district 4, which includes the southwest of Wichita.

O'Donnell work ends on December 31.

At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Council imposed a temporary situation and January 8 and on the day of the vote on the temporary replacement O'Donnell is the filing deadline 18th

Grey without the 2003-2011 Board term of four years before the couple resign for a limited time. It was leased from the election, it can run a full term in the spring.

No, thank you "- he said.

Gray said he is busy running two construction companies and increased to three children, including a three-week old son.

"I will be very honored and pleased to serve the meantime," he said, "but I do not intend to run the place. Did I go to the election takes place. Way, all the people who want to run the seat can identify campaigns it."

Blick, who recently joined Bosley Tire, lost a close election, O'Donnell's 4th district in 2011. April. O'Donnell received 51 percent of the votes.

"I'm going to run again," - said Blick, which is in the South. Wichita neighborhood association president, which also includes part of the 3rd district

Blick said he would sign a spring election, but said he was "thrown back and forth" on whether you're looking for a temporary position.

"I spent time there," - he said.

Blubaugh, Goddard school board member, to make another run in the selected location. He lost the Republican Primary District 97 State House vote on 27 August duty Les Osterman.

"I'm going to throw his hat into the ring and see what happens," - said Blubaugh, who runs a real estate company with his brother Jamey.

District 4 committee holds public forums to select candidates, and those with at least four and no more than five names to the Council to choose a temporary site. Board interviews candidates for January 7

O'Donnell said he could not accept that Council candidate, because he thought it would work against a candidate.

"I'm more popular in my area, but I expect" - said O'Donnell, who has often been the losing end of 6-1 votes.

Apply for a temporary position in the office of City Clerk. One has 100 signatures of area 4 of the population by the requirement to apply for the position.

Council selected the right person to run the spring elections and O'Donnell to complete the term of office, which expires in 2015.

Council could choose to place remains empty until April 2 general election. However, the Council has previously agreed that it was not good to allow the 4 unrepresented for more than three months