deployed - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-19T13:38:21Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/deployedBoca Raton: Council seeks stand-in for absent Rodgershttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-council-seeks-stand-in-for-absent-rodgers2020-10-16T14:14:38.000Z2020-10-16T14:14:38.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p><strong>By Mary Hladky</strong></p>
<p>With Jeremy Rodgers on military duty overseas and unable to attend City Council meetings, his fellow council members will soon appoint a resident to serve the remainder of his term of office or until his deployment ends.</p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960956870,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960956870,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960956870?profile=original" /></a>Rodgers notified council members in an Oct. 14 letter that he can’t attend meetings remotely, as he had hoped to do, and asked them to fill his seat.</p>
<p>He recommended his wife, Mandy, saying she is “best qualified” and “has no political ambitions or intent to run” for office.</p>
<p>Council members thanked Mandy for her willingness to serve but said they wanted to give all residents the opportunity. The city will accept applications until 5 p.m. Oct. 22. Council members will interview applicants on Oct. 26 and make the appointment on Oct. 27.</p>
<p>Rodgers’ term ends on March 31.</p>
<p>A lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Rodgers was called to active duty and deployed in August to Qatar in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>He was elected to a three-year council term in 2015 and won re-election in 2018.</p>
<p>“We miss you,” said Mayor Scott Singer. “We are grateful for your service.”</p></div>