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Issaquah council orders rule changes after debrief on recent vacancy selection
Summary
After a lengthy debrief on the process used to fill a recent council vacancy, Issaquah council directed staff to return with amendments to the Council Rules of Procedure addressing presentation length, requiring seconders for nominees and pre-application criteria.
The Issaquah City Council on April 7 directed the administration to bring amendments to the council’s rules of procedure after a detailed debrief about the recent city council vacancy selection process.
City Clerk Tisha Geyser opened the agenda item and reminded council that the current Council Rules of Procedure include only limited language on filling vacancies: "they'll meet to, approve a schedule and appointment timeline... and then there will be an online application," she said, adding the rules "don't really say anything else about the vacancies." The council used…
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