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The candidates for mayor and city council in League City were guests of Clear Creek Republican Women.  League City City Council Member Katie Benoit was master of ceremonies.  

The candidates for mayor are Pat Hallisey, Keith Dill and Jerry Shults. Candidates for City Council Position 1 are Tim Paulissen, Don Wilbanks, Phyllis Wilson and  Sanborn Tad Nelson.  Candidates for City Council Position 2 are Marc A. Edelman, Rodney Dunklee, Mike Barber and Sandra Stokes.  Stokes was the only candidate who did not participate in the forum.

The three candidates for mayor have a diversity of opinions on whether a new city administrator should be appointed now, or after the May 7 election.   Listen  Download

"The city administrator works for the mayor, by charter, that's by law; it is his appointment to make," said Hallisey, a former mayor of League City.  "I think one month away where there are potentially three who could be the mayor, we have an interim city administrator who is not going anywhere, even if there is a runoff, the department heads that are still there in place and are started on the budget; and I think the mayor is wise not to appoint."

"The city administrator works for the people of the City of League City, directed by the mayor," said Dill, who currently sits on the city council and supports the application of Chuck Pinto, who currently is New Braunfels’ city manager.  "We have an excellent candidate for our city administrator position."

"I think that the issue of the city administrator is another issue that comes down to leadership," said Shults, who said he will accept the will of the current city council.  "I have enough confidence that if a majority of the council have interviewed an individual and feel strongly about that individual, I'm not sure that I have a position, even if I were mayor, to step in and derail the process."