Hays City Commissioner Eber Phelps will be leaving the Hays City Commission to return to Topeka to take his seat representing the 111th District in the Kansas House of Representatives in January. Due to this upcoming commissioner vacancy, the city commission is requesting applications from individuals interested in filling this position. This term will expire January 2018. Kansas statutes require a vacancy of the city commission to be filled within 10 days of the leaving commissioner’s official written resignation.

An application form was created for residents interested in filling the vacancy. The form is available in the city manager’s office and on the city’s website. The city manager’s office will accept applications until noon Friday, Dec. 30. Submitted applications will be forwarded to the city commissioners for final review with potential nomination at the Jan. 12 commission meeting.