Mercer Island city council and school board candidates will speak during a forum at the Rotary Club of Mercer Island’s meeting on Oct. 7 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St.

Meeting opens at noon, with the formal program beginning around 12:15 p.m. and ending at 1:30 pm. Guests are always welcome and there is no fee to attend. A catered lunch is available for $25, or attendees can bring their own meal.

This meeting is an opportunity for the nine contested and uncontested candidates for the Mercer Island city council and school board to share a little about themselves, respond to facilitator questions and then a brief time for audience questions. Contested candidates will have around seven minutes each, with uncontested candidates around four minutes.

Contested city council races: Lisa Anderl vs. Johana Beresky; and Julie Hsieh vs. Adam Ragheb. Uncontested city council races: Ted Weinberg and Daniel Becker.

Contested school board race: Stephanie Burnett vs. Rob O’Callahan. Uncontested school board race: Julian Bradley.

The general election is Nov. 4, and King County Elections will mail out ballots on Oct. 15.

For more information on the Rotary Club of Mercer Island, visit http://mirotary.org.