Life-long resident Dennis Ciotti has been selected to fill a vacant seat on the Dover City Council. Ciotti takes an at-large seat left open last month when Dean Trefethen became mayor and Karen Weston became deputy mayor.  

Ciotti is a former city councilor who also served 10 years on the Planning Board and three years on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. He was on the City Council from 2006 to 2008 and ran again in 2009 but was defeated.

The Council selected Ciotti over state Rep. Donald Andolina, who also sought the position. Ciotti will serve the remainder of the term, which expires at the end of the year. City Council elections take place in November.

The vacancy opened after former mayor Scott Myers resigned to become city manager of Laconia and Trefethen was chosen to replace him.