Peachtree City

may have a new council member to replace Robert Brooks as early as Tuesday,

March 6.

That's the

date council has set to interview all applicants for the vacant seat.

According to a notice filed by the city, council could make its decision

that evening or wait until its regularly scheduled meeting March 15.

Qualifying

has already begun for Peachtree City residents wishing to fill the remainder

of Brooks's term, which expires Dec. 31. The seat will be permanently

filled by the voters during the general election in November.

Applicants'

interviews with council will be held at a public meeting March 6 at 6

p.m. At that time, each applicant will make a five-minute presentation

to explain why he or she should be appointed, according to a public notice

filed by the city.

After the presentations,

council members will be allowed to ask questions of the applicants, although

no questions will be allowed from the public or the members of the media.

The qualifying

fee is set at $180 and applicants must be a registered voter, at least

21 years old and have lived in the city for at least six months.

Brooks resigned

at last week's council meeting, indicating that he wanted to help the

city in other ways, particularly in the development of the city's industrial

park.