Nine residents of District 2 (southwest Menifee) have applied and will be considered for that vacant City Council seat during a special meeting at City Hall Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The vacancy was created when District 2 representative Ricky Estrada was elected Mayor. Unlike most other cities, Menifee does not rotate the Mayor’s position among council members on an annual basis. The Mayor is a separate at-large position which is voted in for four years.
The new District 2 representative will fill the remainder of Estrada’s District 2 term, which is two years. Applicants for the position will be interviewed by City Council members during the special meeting. Then, during the regular 6 p.m. meeting, council members will either make an appointment of one of the nine applicants or continue the action to the next meeting on Feb. 5…