Scotts Valley City Elections: Filing Period Begins

The official filing period for candidates seeking election in Scotts Valley began Monday morning. Candidates seeking office have until Aug. 10 to turn in nomination papers.

Tuesday, Nov. 6 is the big day. Of course, we'll elect a new president that day, but our local issues will also be decided.

Here is what we know so far:

City Council

• In Scotts Valley, three of the current council members' terms will be expiring. There is no term limit in the city and all are eligible to run for reelection. On Monday, the three, Mayor Donna Lind, Vice-Mayor Randy Johnson and Dene Bustichi all pulled papers and declared their intent to run.
• Lind, a former Scotts Valley police officer, will be seeking reelection to her second term on the council.
• Johnson has been on the council since 1996 and served as mayor three times in the past. He will be seeking his fifth term on the council.
• Bustichi, a Scotts Valley native and owner of a local construction company, will be seeking his third term on the council.
• Though all three have declared their intent to run, each will still need to get 20 valid signatures from Scotts Valley registered voters before they can officially file their paperwork.
• So far only the three incumbents have pulled papers to run.

Scotts Valley Unified School District

• The Scotts Valley Unified School District will also have three open seats on its Board of Trustees.
• Board President Larry Beaman's term is expiring and he is running for State Senate.
• The terms for trustees Michael Shulman and Sue Roth will also be expiring. So far no one, including the incumbents, has pulled papers for the Board's open seats.

For daily updated information on the candidate filings, click here.

Do you know someone that should run for council or school board?What are the biggest issues you see the school board and council facing? Tell us in the comments!