Middletown, Ohio Council: 18 apply for council seat, including former city manager

There are some familiar names in the list of 18 residents who submitted a resume to fill the Middletown City Council seat vacated this month by Zack Ferrell, including two former council members and former city manager Paul Lolli.

Ferrell resigned hours before the Sept, 17 council meeting effective immediately citing business and family obligations for his departure. He and his wife have purchased a house outside the city. He was elected to council in November 2021.

City Council had 30 days from the vacancy to fill the seat and sent notice for applications with 5 p.m. Thursday as the deadline.

They received 18 letters of interest.

Lolli, who left his 33-year-career with the city’s fire department rising to the rank of chief, took over as the city manager in 2022. He retired from that position in July after a council executive session.

Also on the list of those expressing interest in the appointment are former council members Joe Mulligan and Dora Bronston and Larry Mulligan III, son of former mayor Larry Mulligan Jr.

Other citizens who applied are:

Peter Ainsworth

Kristi Asbury

Meridith Blake

Jimmy Calhoun

Corey Carter

Charles Castle

Bill Click

Bill Cofield

Thomas Evans

Mark Morgan

Taylor Osborne-Clarey

Chuck Ostrovski

Colton Patak

Cassidy Zimmerman.

Council will hold a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and go into executive session to begin interviewing candidates. Council’s regular meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.

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