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Pierce County Council appoints Brian Yambi to fill District 5 seat after weeklong deliberations
Summary
After interviews with three finalists and two executive sessions, the Pierce County Council voted 6-0 to appoint Brian Yambi to represent Council District 5. Two earlier attempts to insert other candidates' names each ended in 3-3 tie votes.
Pierce County Council on Jan. 14, 2025, voted unanimously to appoint Brian Yambi to fill the District 5 council seat, following interviews with three finalists, public comment, and executive-session review of candidates' qualifications.
The appointment came after the council held a second round of three-minute-question interviews with the finalists—Kimber Starr, Brian Yambi and Jeremy Williams—heard public comment, and met twice in executive session to discuss candidates’ qualifications under state law. Multiple oral amendments to name each finalist on the resolution initially deadlocked at 3-3 before the council reconsidered and moved to insert Brian Yambi’s name; the final roll call vote to adopt the amended resolution was 6 ayes, 0 nays.
Why it matters: District 5 contains roughly 130,000 residents and had been unrepresented for two weeks while the council completed the appointment process, council members…
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