MOLINE, Ill. — Update: On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Moline City Council unanimously voted to approve McNeil's appointment. City officials said he will be officially sworn in on Feb. 8.
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Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati has recommended Daniel McNeil to fill the 6th Ward seat on the Moline City Council after the passing of former alderman Pat O'Brien.
McNeil currently serves as the executive director of Spring Forward, a nonprofit based out of Rock Island that provides after-school programs for kids in the Quad Cities.
Now that the mayor has made her recommendation, McNeil's appointment must still be voted on by the rest of the city council at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
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