Oro Valley Town Council members facing recall, from left: Mayor Satish Hiremath, Councilman Lou Waters, Councilwoman Mary Snider, Councilman Joe Hornat.Listen:
Five Oro Valley residents filed petitions to get their names on the ballot in town’s November recall election Monday.
If verified by the town clerk, the potential candidates will see their names on the ballot. They do not need to go through verification by the Pima County Recorder's Office.
“The signatures to become a candidate in the recall election only need to be reviewed by the Oro Valley Town Clerk’s office," said Oro Valley Communications Administrator Misti Nowak. "They will go through those signatures, count them, and make sure there are a sufficient number to become an official candidate.”
The recall effort stems from the town’s purchase of El Conquistador Country Club, which is now a town recreation center.
Two of the candidates were a part of the movement against how the purchase was handled.
Ryan Hartung, running against Council Member Joe Hornat, led the effort to recall the office-holders who voted in favor of the purchase.
Shirl Lamonna,running against Council Member Mary Snider, headed a failed effort to put the purchase to a voter referendum.
Also in the race is retired Navy officer Steve Didio, who will run against Council Member Lou Waters.
Former General Motors Executive Patrick Straney and landscape architect Joe Winfield will challenge Mayor Satish Hiremath.
The deadline to file as a candidate with Oro Valley’s Town Clerk is Friday, September 4.
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