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Bellevue Councilmember Stokes announces resignation; council to consider appointing from recent finalist pool
Summary
Councilmember Stokes said he will resign effective May 2 to relocate; council directed staff to schedule an executive session April 15 to consider candidates from the recently completed recruitment and may appoint a replacement who would need to file for the November election.
Longtime Bellevue Councilmember Stokes announced his resignation on April 1, saying he will step down effective May 2 to move to live near family. Councilmembers praised Stokes’s years of service and discussed procedures to fill the vacancy.
Stokes, who noted earlier public service on schools and parks boards and 14 years on the council, said family reasons prompted the resignation. Mayor Robinson and colleagues…
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