Board President Jim Struckhoff and newcomer Leo Tobben were both elected to two-year terms as aldermen in last week's municipal election. Incumbent Alderman Keith Hagedorn was elected to a one-year, unexpired term. The three candidates were all running unopposed for their seats. Struckhoff received 48 of 50 votes in his bid for another term on the board as the East Ward representative. Two write-in votes were cast. Hagedorn received all 54 votes in his quest for one of two South West Ward seats. Tobben, running for the board for the first time, received 43 of 48 votes cast in the other South West Ward aldermanic race. Five write-in votes were cast. Tobben replaces former South West Ward alderman Randy Heggemann, who elected not to run for re-election after serving a two-year term. Verges beat challenger John Malcolm in last week's mayoral election by a margin of 82-35. "I think we have a very good, very dedicated group of aldermen," Verges observed. "They are a fine group of people who are committed to helping this city move forward." Verges also said he was pleased to see Marthasville residents approve two questions on the ballot last week giving aldermen the authority to appoint the city clerk and the collector. Both positions had previously been determined by municipal election. "It's my opinion, the elected officials who run the city ought to have the authority and the responsibility to appoint those positions," Verges said. "If someone is not working out in either job, the board should be able to replace that person without waiting until their term expires." Both questions passed fairly easily. The vote on appointing the clerk was 68 in favor and 51 against, while the vote to appoint the collector was 67 in favor and 50 opposed. The board will not have to make its first appointments until next April. In the meantime, Becky Adams was a write-in winner in the election for city clerk when no one filed for the position. Adams received 24 of the 47 write-in votes cast last week. She will serve a one-year term. A total of 10 candidates received write-in votes in the clerk's race. None of those candidates received more than five votes. City treasurer Kim Owens had been serving as the interim clerk.