For Conrad Stedman, that means fiscal responsibility, sorting out wastewater overflows in Surrey St and avoiding ‘‘excessive expenditure’’.
He felt the council had more progressive leanings, rather than conservative, since the death of councillor Jules Radich last month.
Mr Stedman said he was unsettled by ‘‘the optics of how the council is working at the moment’’.
He also doubted the need for the planned Smooth Hill landfill.
The council confirmed yesterday Pamela Taylor had got her nomination form in.
She, too, was worried about the proposed landfill and said it could compromise the future expansion of Dunedin Airport.
‘‘I'm opposed to the cycleways and closing down roads for cars and getting rid of carparks to put in cycleways everywhere, because it makes it a lot more difficult for anybody to go places that they need to go.’’
The two candidates join a by-election field that so far includes Jo Galer, Bill Acklin, Lync Aronson and Richard Knights. Nominations close on March 2 at noon.
Mr Stedman was a city councillor from 2016 to 2019. He was part of the Future Dunedin ticket in last year’s council elections and finished 18th in the race for 14 councillor positions.
His nomination form for the by-election was signed by ticket leader and councillor Andrew Simms and Future Dunedin candidate Bruce Ranga.
Mr Ranga was the highest-polling unsuccessful candidate for council in October, but decided not to put his name forward for the by-election.
Ms Taylor finished 44th in October.
Election hoardings can be displayed from March 12 and voting begins on April 10. Voting closes at noon on May 12. A campaign spending limit of $55,000 applies to each candidate, which is the same level as last year’s elections.
