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Wichita City Council fails to elect new member
Wichita City Council members failed Tuesday to select a new council member to represent District 3 in the south part of the city.
The council heard from five finalists for the position formerly held by James Clendenin, who resigned in December. Statements were made by Jared Cerullo, Cindy Miles, Virgil Miller, Joseph Shepard, and George Theoharis.
The council had five ballots that ended with the same results. Cerullo had three votes, Shepard had two and Miles had one. Four votes were needed to select the new council member.
By city ordinance, the council will conduct another five ballots at its next meeting on March 16th. If there is no winner at that time, the vote goes to the next council meeting and if there is no clear winner again, a coin flip will be held to decide.
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.
Posted By: George Lawson February 10, 2021 @ 11:25 am Local News, News
A list of candidates has been narrowed down to five finalists for a vacant seat on the Wichita City Council.
The Advisory Board for Council District 3 interviewed nine candidates Tuesday evening, and the five names that will be going to the city council are Jared Cerullo, Cindy Miles, Virgil H. Miller Jr., Joseph Shepard and George Theoharis.
The City Council will interview the finalists over the next two weeks, and they will appoint a new council member at their March 2nd meeting. That person will be sworn in during the March 9th meeting.
Posted By: George Lawson February 4, 2021 @ 2:56 pm Local News, News
Interviews have been scheduled with nine candidates for a vacant seat on the Wichita City Council.
The seat represents District 3 in the south part of the city, and it became vacant when James Clendenin resigned in December.
The city said nine valid petitions were presented, and the District Three Advisory Board will schedule interviews with the candidates during a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9th at City Hall.
The nine candidates are Nicholas Blasi; Jason Carmichael; Jared Cerullo; Mary Dean; Michael Hoheisel; Cindy Miles; Virgil H. Miller, Jr; Joseph Shepard; and George Theoharis.