Five candidates compete for two commission seats: Seat 1

The mayor, elected every three years, presides over a board of four commission members who are elected to three-year alternating terms. This year, Seat 2 became open when Jim Chard resigned to run for the No. 5 mayoral seat. William Bathurst is running unopposed for the remaining two years on Seat 2. Seats 1 and 3 and the mayor’s Seat 5 are up for grabs March 13.  — Steven J. Smith