Ontario: With the Municipal Election are around the corner, Kingsville town council has decided not to fill the vacant mayor’s seat until after the vote.
A report revealed that Deputy Mayor Gord Queen was also inclined to fill the vacancy.
The report state that although the Queen will not be mayor, he would hold meetings and assume mayoral duties as he has been doing Nelson Santos left the role on July 17, nearly 20 years as mayor to pursue another opportunity.
He is now chief operating officer of the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio in Greater Toronto Area.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Election will be held on October 24 in Ontario and the nominations to close on August 19.
After getting elected as mayor for the first time in 1997, Santos was the longtime serving mayor of Kingsville. He step down after serving for 19 years as mayor.