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.
The chosen candidate will fill the remaining term of James Clendenin, who resigned in December. The new council member will serve in District 3 until the November, 2021 election when the seat will be filled for a full four-year term.