Chapleau Town Council will seek expressions of interest to fill a vacant seat.
Prompted by the resignation of Deputy Mayor Rick Smith in October, Mayor Michael Levesque says Council's decided to appoint someone to serve out the remainder of the term - rather than call a by-election less than a year before next fall's election.
As Smith was Council's representative on the Sustainable Forest and Public Utilities Commission boards, his resignation left those roles vacant, too, though Mayor Levesque says Council's decided to hold off on filling them.
Levesque does encourage people to express interest.
Exact details of the process have not yet been announced.