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A new commissioner will take a seat on the Salina City Commission. Commissioners on Monday by a vote of 3-1 named Melissa Hodges to replace Randall Hardy.
The vote to name Hodges as a commissioner came after commissioners first deadlocked 2-2 on naming Joe Hay Jr. as a commissioner. Hay narrowly lost out in the last election to Hardy for a commission seat, losing the seat on a recount following a coin flip.
Commissioner Karl Ryan initially made a motion for Joe Hay. Mayor Kaye Crawford seconded it. The motion then failed on a 2-2 tie vote.
Following further discussion, commissioner Trent Davis ...