The Manassas City Council chose a replacements for Mayor-elect Michelle Davis-Youngerâs seat Wednesday night and said they will announce the pick on Monday.
Sixteen people initially applied to fill the seat before the Nov. 30 deadline. After a preliminary review of candidates earlier this week, council selected four finalists: Sandy Day, David Farajollahi, Ashley Hutson and Dheeraj Jagadev. By city law, the interim council person will serve one year but can seek election in November to the remainder of Davis-Younger s term if they so choose.
Vice mayor Pam Sebesky said she was impressed by the diversity among applicants.
âI canât tell you ⦠how excited I was to see so many people of color, so many young people and so many women who applied for the position,â Sebesky told InsideNoVa. âIt was just so much more reflective of the Manassas community than where we might have been in the past.â