Mboka Mwilambwe

On Monday, Bloomington City Council split its vote on whether to approve the nominee for a seat unoccupied since August, but Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe’s tie-breaking vote brought on business owner De Urban as Ward 6 representative.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe has announced plans to submit business owner De Urban’s name to fill a city council vacancy in Ward 6.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said Monday the long-term interpersonal “health” of the city council is one of the factors weighing on his delayed decision on the Ward 6 vacancy.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe has delayed submitting a nomination for a vacant city council seat because of some apparent opposition over his choice.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe will interview 10 candidates who filed to fill a city council vacancy. That's how many Ward 6 residents who applied for the city ahead of the deadline.

Some are pushing the Bloomington City Council to consider direct financial relief to residents who sustained damage in the historic June flooding.

Bloomington is accepting applications for a city council vacancy in Ward 6.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe says he empathizes with residents who are still cleaning out flooded basements following last month's heavy storms, but he asks the public not to "reach conclusions in haste" about the city's response.

Bloomington’s mayor says the city’s next police chief will need to have significant experience and be able to navigate the “friction” around policing that’s been more prominent since George Floyd’s murder.

Bloomington’s mayor says the city’s next police chief will need to have significant experience and be able to navigate the “friction” around policing that’s been more prominent since George Floyd’s murder.