RESOLUTION NO. 421

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EADS, COLORADO CANCELLING THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON DECEMBER 8, 2026 AND DECLARING THE CANDIDATE ELECTED

WHEREAS, the Town of Eads, Colorado is scheduled to hold a special municipal election on December 8, 2026 to fill the mayor member seat;

WHEREAS, one individual submitted a nomination petition to run as candidate for the mayor position with the Board of Trustees;

WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973 as Amended, Article 31-10-507, states "at the close of business on the sixty-fourth day before the election, there are not more candidates than offices to be filled at such election, including candidates filing affidavits of intent, the clerk, if instructed by resolution of the governing body either before or after such date, shall cancel the election and by resolution declare the candidates elected.";

WHEREAS, given that the mayor position is not contested or opposed and the deadline for Petitions and Affidavit of Intent as a write-in candidate has passed, the only matter before the voters would be the one petition that was received; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Colorado Municipal Election Code and Town Code, and the interest of fiscal responsibility the Board of Trustees desires to cancel the special municipal election scheduled for December 8, 2026, and declare the unopposed candidate for office elected.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE TOWN OF EADS, COLORADO:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth in full.

Section 2. Pursuant to the Colorado Municipal Election Code and Town Code, the special municipal election scheduled for December 8, 2026, is hereby cancelled.

Section 3. The candidate, Megan Herren, is hereby declared elected to the Town mayor position for the remaining term to expire on Tuesday, April 11, 2028, upon being duly sworn into office at the regular meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Directors on October 13, 2026.

Section 4. The Clerk is hereby instructed to publish notice of the election cancellation in order to inform the electors of the municipality, and to post such notice at the polling place and in not less than one other public place to meet the requirements of C.R.S. 31-10-507.

INTRODUCED, PASSED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Eads, Colorado, this 6th day of October,2026.

/s/Dennis Pearson

Dennis Pearson, Mayor Pro Tern

ATTEST:

/s/Robin Fox

Robin Fox, Town Clerk

Published October 16, 2026

In the Kiowa County Press.