Osbon Elected Mayor in Local Vote
Osbon won the mayoral race with 4,899 votes to Price's 2,665 in the local election. The result confirms Osbon as the new city leader, with Price trailing by 2,234 votes.
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Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 2015
Page
1
Burnettown Monetta elect town leaders in general election
In Monetta mayor Charles McCormick was re elected unopposed with 23 votes. Two town council seats went to Allen Dancy and Jeffrey McKay with 29 and 24 votes respectively. Georgette Salters and Jessica Padgett trailed. In Burnettown incumbents Danny Feagin and Noelle Shealy won council seats with 69 and 52 votes. James McIntosh received 39 votes. Results unofficial. certified Thursday. One write in vote noted.
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Burnettown
Monetta
Charles McCormick
McCormick
Allen Dancy
Jeffrey McKay
Georgette Salters
Jessica Padgett
Danny Feagin
Noelle Shealy
Feagin
Shealy
James McIntosh
State election results
State News reports election results across statewide races with candidates and margins reported. National results summarizing key contests are filed under National News with outcomes from major races and projected winners as precincts finalize.
Area Deaths: Bernice Penn Collier and Marjorie R. Thompson
Two local obituaries list Bernice Penn Collier and Marjorie R. Thompson as deceased residents of Aiken. The notices appear in the Deaths and Funerals section on page 6A, page area unspecified.
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Bernice Penn Collier
Aiken
Marjorie R. Thompson, Aiken
Aiken Officials Set Part Time Salaries for City Leadership
The mayor and council members in Aiken hold part time roles with set annual pay. Mayor Rick Osbon earns 15017.60 dollars, Mayor Pro Tem Steve Homoki 12001.60, and council members Dick Dewar Reggie Ebner Gail Diggs Lessie Price Philip Merry each receive 9006.40.
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Aiken
Steve Homoki
Dick Dewar
Reggie Ebner
Gail Diggs
Lessie Price
Philip Merry
Osbon Wins Aiken Mayoral Victory in Narrow Campaign
Local businessman Rick Osbon, a Republican, defeats City Council member Lessie Price 65 to 35 percent to become Aiken's mayor. Osbon tallies 4899 votes to 2665 as 30 percent of 23215 voters cast ballots in the first mayoral win in 24 years. Dewar and Diggs keep their council seats while Price remains on Council.
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Rick Osbon
Aiken
Osbon
Lessie Price
Price
Dick Dewar
Gail Diggs
Fred Cavanaugh
Re-elected to City Council Victory Cited in Aiken Mayoral Race
Voters showed broad support on election day with a large margin of victory reflected in coverage. The mayoral race details appear on Page 12A with accompanying photo gallery and quotes from the candidate.
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Weak mayor system in Aiken limits authority
The City of Aiken operates under a weak mayor system where the mayor has no formal authority outside the City Council and cannot appoint or remove officials or veto Council votes. The budget is prepared by the Council with an administrator or manager, and the mayor votes as a Council member, often breaking ties.
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City of Aiken
Weak-mayor system overview and city governance
The city operates under a weak mayor model where the City Council appoints and approves department heads and drafts the budget with limited veto power for the mayor. The mayor represents the city publicly and shares day to day operations oversight with the Council or an administrative officer, often serving as a Council member or presiding officer.
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City Council
Demolition Begins for Aiken High Reconstruction
Demolition started Tuesday at Aiken High as phase two of a campus rebuild moves forward funded by a 1 percent sales tax approved by voters last November. Crews tore down the north side of the west end on the North Aiken Elementary segment while eastern classrooms remain in use.
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Aiken High
North Aiken
Dupont Drive
Holly Ellington
Aiken High School
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