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Design Commission elects chair, approves July 3 minutes
Summary
The Mercer Island Design Commission elected a chair by roll-call vote and approved the minutes of its July 3, 2024 meeting. The chair election passed by majority and the minutes were approved unanimously by those voting.
The Mercer Island Design Commission elected a chair by roll-call vote and approved the minutes of the July 3, 2024 meeting.
The commission opened nominations for chair under its election process. Commissioner Suzanne Zarr nominated herself. Commissioner Ozkovich moved to elect the nominee and Vice Chair Hsu seconded the motion; the deputy clerk conducted a roll-call vote. The clerk announced that three commissioners voted in the affirmative and the motion passed. The clerk later announced “commissioner Zhou, as chair.”
The commission then considered approval of the minutes of the July 3, 2024 meeting. Commissioner Zarr moved to approve the minutes; Commissioner Muscovic seconded. The deputy clerk conducted a roll-call vote; Vice Chair Zhu, Chair (announced on the roll), Commissioner Ushkovich and Commissioner Grembois recorded “aye,” and the deputy clerk announced the motion passed and the minutes were approved.
Votes at a glance
- Chair election: Nomination by Suzanne Zarr; moved by Commissioner Ozkovich; seconded by Vice Chair Hsu. Roll-call result: 3 affirmative votes; deputy clerk announced the motion passed; clerk announced “commissioner Zhou” as chair. (Roll-call named at least Commissioners Zahra and Ushkovich as voting “aye”; the transcript records three affirmative votes.)
- Approval of minutes (07/03/2024): Motion by Commissioner Zarr; seconded by Commissioner Muscovic. Roll-call result: at least four recorded “aye” votes (Vice Chair Zhu; Chair as announced; Commissioner Ushkovich; Commissioner Grembois); deputy clerk announced the motion passed and the minutes were approved.
The meeting record shows the chair election and the minutes vote were procedural items at the top of the agenda; no substantive debate on policy or projects occurred during those votes. The transcript records the roll-call process and the clerk’s announcements as the basis for the outcomes.
