(Warwick, RI) -- Warwick City Council President Joseph Solomon is taking aim at the city's mayoral vacancy. Longtime Mayor Scott Avedisian is taking the position of director at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. Solomon, who will become the acting mayor when Avedisian steps down, released a statement saying he intends to run for mayor following the completion of the current term. Avedisian says he will wait to leave office until after the deadline for a special election passes.