*Updated, 27th November, 8.00pm
A third attempt to fill a vacancy on Glenelg Shire Council has failed to produce a result, with a former mayor and long-time councillor announcing that he won’t take up the opportunity to join the council.
A countback on Monday morning followed two attempts last week to fill the position vacated by former deputy mayor Jayden Smith.
After each of those countbacks, the successful candidate failed to return a declaration of qualification within the required 48-hour time frame.
There were five remaining eligible candidates from the 2020 general election, and of these, former councillor of 23 years Geoff White was declared the successful candidate.
According to the Warrnambool Standard, Mr White has rejected the position.
A further countback is scheduled for next week to fill the remaining vacancy after the recent resignation of Chrissy Hawker.