West Deer is looking for a special person to take over the supervisor’s seat formally occupied by Shawn Maudhuit.

Maudhuit, who was known for bringing recreational opportunities to the township, including reviving Community Days, died unexpectedly Sept. 20. He was 50.

“While no one could ever possibly take the place of Shawn, I believe we’re looking for someone to bring that same love of West Deer and genuine desire to help every person within the township,” Supervisors Chairman Arlind Karpuzi said.

The position needs to be filled no later than the supervisors Oct. 21 meeting. Anyone interested in filling the position is asked to send a letter of interest and a resume to township officials no later than noon Friday, Oct. 9.

The board will hold a special public meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to interview potential candidates. The appointment will take place at the supervisors’ Oct. 21 meeting.

The letter of interest should include a resident’s mailing address, email address and phone number. It should include background about the person, including if they’ve been a resident of the township for more than one year, if they’re a registered voter, their experiences working with the public and speaking in public, their experience working with a team and what qualities they think are important to being a supervisor, according to an ad for the position.

Per the township’s Home Rule Charter, residents must have lived in the township for more than a year and be a registered voter to serve as supervisor.

“Your answers to these questions will help the current Supervisors get a sense of your experience, and how you might approach representing the Township’s residents as a Supervisor,” the ad for the position said.

Maudhuit was sworn in as supervisor in January 2018. Supervisors serve four-year terms. The person chosen as Maudhuit’s replacement would serve out the remainder of his term, from Oct. 21 until Dec. 31, 2021.

Karpuzi said Maudhuit took his role as supervisor seriously. No one loved the township as much as Maudhuit did, he said.

“He was the first smile you saw in the room. He took that same attitude and approach with absolutely every single little thing he did,” Karpuzi said. “He wanted to make sure everyone in the room was treated fairly. One of his overall goals was to leave the community better than he found it. I think we can all safely say, looking back on it, that’s absolutely the case.”

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