John DePetro

MARQUETTE — John DePetro, county commissioner for district one, resigned his position on the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, effective Tuesday, due, in part, to health issues.

Following DePetro’s resignation, the Marquette County Board of Commissioners may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for district one under Michigan law, MCL – Section 46.412. The panel praised DePetro’s long career in public service, which included time on the Marquette City Commission.

Whomever is appointed will have to run as a candidate for county commissioner-district dne in the 2026 election cycle and be elected if they wish to retain the position. The county board of commissioners is a four-year term and the elections are on the same cycle as the presidential elections. The Marquette County BOC set the current salary for county commissioner for this term (2024-2028) at $8,000 per year. 

Commissioner district one comprises the following: Marquette city precincts three and four (from the city boundary, to north of Wright Street, to East of Lincoln Avenue, to South of Fair Avenue, to east of McClellan Avenue, to north of Washington Street, to east of Fourth Street, to north of Fisher Street, to east of Front Street, to north of Whetstone Brook.) 

To apply for the position, you must be a registered voter in Marquette city, district one. Send or deliver your resume to the following address: 

• Marquette County Clerk’s Office

• 234 West Baraga Avenue

• Marquette, MI 49855

The deadline for resumes to be submitted is 4 p.m. on Oct. 13.

Bud Sargent can be reached at 906-228-2500, extension 544. His email address is bsargent@miningjournal.net.