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Burien business advisory panel wins changes to chair terms and ex‑officio participation; council keeps removal authority
Summary
The Business and Economic Development Partnership approved bylaws revisions to allow ex‑officio members to participate in debate and recommended lengthening chair and vice‑chair terms to two years; the council accepted the committee’s recommendations but removed a proposed change that would let the panel remove members without a council vote.
The Burien City Council on Feb. 10 approved revisions to the Business and Economic Development Partnership (BDP) bylaws that clarify ex‑officio participation and extend leadership terms, while rejecting a proposal that would have allowed the panel to remove its own members without a council vote.
BDP Chair Eric Pabstin told the council his committee asked for three…
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