Brentwood conducts online survey to decide how to fill vacant council seat

Brentwood is asking its residents to fill out a survey to help the City Council decide what to do to fill the vacancy created by the election of former Vice Mayor Joel Bryant as mayor.

Residents will choose between three alternatives: holding a special election at the cost of about $200,000 to the city; having the City Council appoint the second-highest vote-getter in the mayoral election in Karen Rarey, who was previously elected to the council in 2016; or having the City Council make the appointment using an application process.