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Federal Way council selects candidates to fill Human Services Commission seats

6440267 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

After interviews, the council agreed to reappoint two current commissioners and to slot a new applicant for a vacant Human Services Commission seat; formal appointments will be made at the regular council meeting.

Federal Way City Council members interviewed applicants for the Human Services Commission and agreed to place three candidates into specific seats, with final appointments to be made at the council's regular meeting later the same evening.

Ashley Bird, a director of education at the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, was selected for the vacant voting seat 4; Donna Arnold, a current commissioner, will remain in position 7; and Betty Taylor, another incumbent, will remain in position 8. Council members said they will confirm appointments at the regular council meeting and that a separate interview for Harold Booker is scheduled for Nov. 18.

The selections followed brief interviews in which applicants…

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