Bessemer City Council tables action on clerk/treasurer

By PAMELA JANSSON

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BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted Tuesday evening to table action on appointing a new clerk/treasurer until a committee can negotiate related terms.

The vote also included the temporary designation of Mandy Lake as being responsible for that role in the interim.

Lake had been hired as the clerk/treasurer in the fall of 2023 and then also became the interim city manager earlier this year. Tuesday was her first day as the official city manager.

Councilwoman Linda Nelson referred to deputy clerk Samantha Zakovec as the apparent successor to L...