After eight-and-a-half years as mayor of Bentley, Rex Satterthwaite will be chairing his final meeting on Thursday of this week. Satterthwaite’s career in public office in Bentley began in August of 2008 when he was appointed to the city council. He kept the seat during the 2011 election, and then was elected mayor in April of 2013. He served two terms as mayor before losing his seat this fall to Tracy Pribbenow. One thing that Satterthwaite said he was proud of about his time in office was his attendance record. He said he missed a couple special meetings and only two regularly scheduled meetings. “Both due to traveling with the Street Survivor Band,” he said. “We played the Downtown Casino near Joplin, Mo., on a Thursday night. The other time we played Padre Island on Friday and Saturday nights, and I had to leave Thursday afternoon. There were times the band would leave right after I was finished with a council meeting, and we would travel all night. I will always be grateful for the band accommodating me being mayor.”
Source: Harvey County Now
