Four mayoral and 15 city council candidates qualified for the City of Sandy Springs municipal election scheduled on Nov. 4.
Qualifying began on Aug. 18 at 8:30 a.m. and ended at noon on Friday, Aug. 22. The election will fill the office of mayor and six city council districts.
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The following candidates have qualified to run for elected office in the municipal election as of 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19:
Mayor
Andy Bauman
Dontaye Carter
Rusty Paul (Incumbent)
Jody Reichel
City Council – District 1
Lorri Connor
John N. Paulson (Incumbent)
City Council – District 2
Lauren E. Locke
Melody Kelley (Incumbent)
City Council – District 3
Melissa Mular (Incumbent)
Tara Overzat
City Council – District 4
Frank Roberts
Dave Flynn
Stephen D. Hickey
Michelle Sullivan
City Council – District 5
Kristen Daddow-Rodriguez
Mary Ford
Colin Andrew Hubbard
City Council – District 6
Andrew J. Chinsky
Tesula Stewart
Alex Somer, who had announced a run for mayor before announcing he instead would run for the District 4 council seat did not qualify for the election.
City Code sets qualifying fees at 3 percent of the total gross salary of the office paid in the preceding calendar year. The mayor receives $42,000 per year, with the qualifying fee set at $1,260. Council members each receive a salary of $26,000 per year, with the qualifying fee set for $780.
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