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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Montgomery County Council has received 67 applications from people to fill the seat currently held by Gabe Albornoz (D-At-large) when he steps down next month[/quote]

I hope they pick someone decent.[/quote]

Secret processes to fill legislative vacancies usually work out really well. [/quote]

I disagree that it is secret.  They needed to encourage people to apply and putting applicant's name out there, even if they don't get to the interview process, can have significant consequences for people, particularly if they are holding other jobs and haven't notified their employers.

Secondarily, people on the internet are horrible to public servants.  Why put people through that for no reason? Why get them potentially doxed when most won't make it very far through the process?

The people who make it to the interview process will obviously be public.  As those interviews will be public.  Like when Councilmember Ervin vacated her seat.  https://montgomerycountymd.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=150&clip_id=6361&meta_id=58263

You know what would be helpful though?  IMO anyway, a demographic breakdown of the 67 applicants.  Race/ethnicity/gender/age/area of the county they live in.  Since we get overrepresented by Silver Spring folks.   Then we could see whether the selected interviewees are representative of applicants. [/quote]

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