PORT ANGELES — The envelope please. . . .

Almost two months after former Councilwoman Lauren Erickson announced she was stepping down from the seven-member City Council, the remaining six members are prepared to fill the vacancy.

The council has set an executive session in the council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St. “to evaluate qualifications of candidates for appointment to elective office.”

That meeting will be at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The council is expected to return to open session at about 6 p.m. to deliberate about the vacancy and possibly make an appointment.

After three hours of interviews and an hour of deliberation at its June 19 meeting, the council deferred a decision until an unspecified date.

The next day, the seven candidates were asked to provide five references each concerning professional experience and civic involvement.

Erickson announced May 16 she was resigning effective May 31 to undergo eight weeks of radiation treatment for breast cancer she characterized as “very treatable.”

Seven people responded to Mayor Karen Rogers’ call for those interested in the vacancy.

The seven candidates are Scott Collins, Patrick Downie, Helen Elwood, Cherie Kidd, Edna Petersen, Peter Ripley and Mike Sims.