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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles plans to stay in office until the City Council appoints her successor, even if that takes her past her planned June 30 retirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lyles clarified her intentions on Wednesday in a two-sentence email to the council, which is scheduled to make a decision on June 22<\/a>. The process could take longer if a majority of the 11 council members cannot reach an agreement. Lyles\u2019 email was first reported by WFAE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The council on Tuesday agreed to open applications to the public from June 2 through 9. Applicants will be winnowed down to a pool of finalists who will attend in-person interviews with the council on a yet-to-be-finalized date.<\/p>\n

To be eligible, applicants must be 21 years or older, a Charlotte resident and registered to the same party as Lyles, a Democrat.<\/p>\n

The interim mayor would take office July 1 under the adopted timeline.<\/p>\n

Voters had just reelected Lyles by a wide margin<\/a> in November, making her the second-longest serving mayor in Charlotte history. But earlier this month, Lyles announced she planned to resign at the end of June, bringing an abrupt end to her nearly decade-long tenure in the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

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Her surprise announcement came a quarter of the way into her fifth term and offered no explanation<\/a> beyond wanting to spend more time with family.<\/p>\n

The interim mayor will finish Lyles\u2019 term, which ends in December 2027. Voters won\u2019t have another direct say in the city\u2019s top elected office until next year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

The council could choose an external or internal candidate after holding public interviews. Several council members are expected to run<\/a> for mayor next year, and at least one has already asked his colleagues for the interim job.<\/p>\n

Mayor Pro Tem James Mitchell told the council he would not run for mayor next term if appointed.<\/p>\n

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