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Mercer Island council to open process to fill vacant seat; appointment deadline tied to 90-day rule

3218686 · May 7, 2025
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City Manager Jessie Bohn said the council will take an agenda bill May 6 asking the manager to begin the vacancy appointment process for the seat vacated in March and that the council must make an appointment by June or King County will fill it under the 90-day rule.

Mercer Island City Manager Jessie Bohn said the City Council will consider an agenda bill at its May 6 meeting directing staff to begin the process of filling the council vacancy left after a March departure and that state timelines require action within 90 days of the vacancy.

Bohn said the city will run the appointment process through May, interview candidates and expect the…

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