After math blunders, Cindy Miles emerges as favorite to fill City Council vacancy Chance Swaim, The Wichita Eagle Feb. 11—A new favorite has emerged to complete former City Council member James Clendenin's unexpired term after he resigned rather than face ouster proceedings. Planning Commissioner and nonprofit leader Cindy Miles received the most points from the District 3 Advisory Board, which interviewed and scored answers by nine candidates for the job on Tuesday. On the night of the interviews, the District Advisory Board reported that former television news reporter Jared Cerullo received the highest score. And based on the numbers provided by each DAB member during the open meeting, he did.