Coachella to interview councilmember candidates in special meeting today

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - The city of Coachella is holding a special meeting today to interview the 10 candidates for its councilmember vacancy.

The meeting will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the Coachella Library.

There are 10 applicants for the vacancy that will be interviewed today. The list is available below. An 11th applicant, Linda Flores, is listed as having moved out of the county, according to the city.

There was no word on when the council would vote to possibly approve a candidate; however, officials told News Channel 3 / Telemundo 15 that they hope to vote today.

The city has until June 10 to fill the empty council seat.

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Coachella is seeking to fill the seat left vacant when Dr. Frank Figueroa was appointed mayor. Figueroa replaced longtime mayor Steven Hernandez, who resigned in March after pleading guilty to a conflict of interest charge. He will also fill the position until November, finishing up the remainder of Hernandez's term

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