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.
