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Olympia council approves interview slate and ranked-choice process to fill vacant Seat 5
Summary
The Olympia City Council voted unanimously Jan. 7 to interview eight candidates for the vacancy in council Seat 5 and to use ranked-choice voting to select an appointee; interviews are scheduled for Jan. 13.
At its Jan. 7 regular meeting, the Olympia City Council voted unanimously to approve an eight-person interview slate and a ranked-choice voting process to select an appointee for the council’s vacant Seat 5.
The vacancy was created when former Council Member Lisa Parsley won election to the Washington State House of Representatives and left the council effective Dec. 31, 2024. Kelly Persbreth, the city’s strategic communications director, told the council staff had received 24 applications by the Dec. 13 deadline; two applicants were removed for not meeting the state residency requirement, leaving 22 eligible applicants for consideration.
The council decided to invite the top eight candidates from the compiled rankings to interview on Monday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. Interviews will be split into two panels of four candidates each. Mayor Pro Tem Nguyen moved to approve the interview process and slate; the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Payne said she was…
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