Bismarck City Commissioner Parrell Grossman is running for the South Central Judicial District Judgeship No. 8. If elected, he must resign as a city commissioner.

Warford, who has accepted an offer to be dean of the Gary Tharaldson School of Business at the University of Mary, said he hopes the new mayor has a strong business sense for the city. Warford said he was not aware of any candidates running to replace him.

Bismarck City Administrator Bill Wocken said there have been no petitions filed with him for any of the open city offices. Candidates must turn in 300 valid signatures from Bismarck residents by 4 p.m. April 7.

Petition forms can be obtained either online from the secretary of state’s website or picked up at the city administrator’s office, Wocken said.

Brian Ritter, director of the Bismarck Mandan Development Association, said the organization has not corresponded with anybody who might run as mayor. “We have not received any announcements nor are we actively recruiting anyone,” he said on Tuesday.

Kelvin Hullet, president of the Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce, said a task force has asked chamber members to consider running for local offices. “We are not aware of anybody committed to running for specific offices,” he said Tuesday.