10 apply for vacant Crestview City Council seat

The Crestview City Council seat formerly occupied by Mickey Rytman lies vacant during a recent council meeting. Ten residents, including three former council members, have applied to fill the rest of Rytman's term.

CRESTVIEW – Ten candidates have submitted applications to fill the remainder of resigned City Councilman Mickey Rytman’s term of office, which ends in March 2017.

Among applicants are former City Council members Robyn Helt, Bob Allen and Bill Kilpatrick.

Other applicants include Wendell Beattie, Brandon Frost, Zachary Beasley, Joseph Earnhardt, Rodney Salisbury, Doug Faircloth and Robert Helm.

The council will interview the applicants at a special 6 p.m. Oct. 6 meeting at City Hall. If a new member is selected at that time, he or she will be sworn in and seated at the regular Oct. 12 City Council meeting.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 10 apply for vacant Crestview City Council seat