Today Is the Meeting to Decide How to Fill the Mayor's Position in Coachella

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The Coachella City Council will meet Wednesday evening to decide how to fill the mayoral position that has been vacant since Steven Hernandez resigned in late March after pleading guilty to a serious conflict of interest charge. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Coachella City Hall, and the mayoral vacancy is on the agenda. Under California law, the city has less than 60 days to appoint someone or call a special election. Community members are enc…