The recently ousted mayer of Tracy in Platte County is now serving the city in a different role.

Rita Rhoads was appointed to the Board of Aldermen after the board named her replacement this week.

Board of Aldermen board president Julie Thomas was appointed to replace Rhoads on Wednesday. Rhoads was then appointed to take the place of Thomas.

A judge removed Rhoads from office earlier this month for violating Missouri’s ban on nepotism by elected officials. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd filed a civil action seeking her removal for hiring her son-in-law to perform some repair work for the city.

There was nothing preventing th eboard from appointing Rhoads, according the Tracy city attorney Lisa Rehard.