Havre City Council moved forward in process to appoint new city judge

Havre city government has set a date to interview the four people who applied for the position of Havre city judge.

City Clerk and Finance Director Doug Kaercher said the council will interview the candidates during the the City Council meeting next Tuesday in City Hall.

The council expects to vote on filling the position after the interviews.

The selected candidate will be appointed city judge to replace City Judge Virginia Seigel for the remainder of her term.

Seigel announced in November she was resigning effective Jan. 21 to take a job with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Kaercher said that each candidate will be given 10 minutes to present themselves to the council and then the council members will be allowed time to ask questions of the candidates. If council members are unable to attend the meeting they will be allowed to ask their questions through a phone interview.

The applicants are Tilleman Motor Co. Marketing Director Susan Brurud, Havre Police Department Administrative Assistant and Communication Technician Janie Hedstrom, Edward Jones Investments Office Administrator Josh Miller and Montana State University-Northern cashier Scott Guyant.