Tonight, Jackson City Council will choose a new city council member to fill the council seat left vacant when Drew Stidger resigned from the council at the end of the year. Applicants for the job sent letters of interest to the council and seven made presentations on their qualifications at a special meeting last Monday night. The candidates are Jim Laughton, Dave Butow, Wayne Garibaldi, Judith Jebian, Kam Merzlak, Marilyn Lewis, and Keith Sweet. The council will vote on Stidger’s replacement at the beginning of its regular meeting tonight and the new council member will begin serving immediately upon appointment. Jackson City Council will also select Committee members for new Water and Sewer Rate Study Committee and the Oro De Amador Planning Committees. Jackson City Council meets at 7 pm tonight at Jackson City Hall.