The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and Salina League of Women Voters (SLWV) will co-host a Candidates Forum for USD 305 School Board and Salina City Commission candidates Thursday evening.

The forum is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Thursday in the chamber’s Visit Salina Annex, 120 West Ash Street. The forum is open to the public at no charge. It will be live-streamed on SalinaPost.com and broadcast by Salina Media Connection.

Two sessions will be held. The first session will run from 6-7:25 p.m. and feature candidates for USD 305 School Board. The second session will run from 7:30-9 p.m. and feature candidates for Salina City Commission.

The forum will be moderated by Joyce Volk, chamber board chair, and Margaret Wyatt of SLWV. 

The format of the forum will consist of one-minute opening remarks by each candidate, questions from local media representatives, written questions from the audience, and one-minute closing remarks by each candidate. In order, to cover as many topics as possible, candidates will have one minute to answer questions. In addition, hard copies of candidate profiles on all of the candidates are available at the Saline County Clerk’s office, the chamber office, 120 W. Ash, and on both the chamber and SLWV websites. Copies will also be available at the forum.