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College Place council moves to executive session to evaluate job applicant; consent agenda approved
Summary
The City of College Place City Council on Sept. 22 approved its consent agenda, excused two members and entered an executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment under Washington law (RCW 42.30.080 and RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)). No public comments were received during the meeting’s public comment period.
The City of College Place City Council on Monday moved into an executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment, the mayor announced during a special, livestreamed meeting on Sept. 22, 2025.
The mayor called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and asked Mary Elizabeth to take roll call. Council members Espinosa, Peterson, Williams, Sherman and Boyle answered present, giving the council a quorum. Council members Lopez and Cleveland were excused.
During the public comment period staff reported there were no written comments submitted and no speakers in the chambers. The council then took up the consent agenda, which included excusing the absences of Council members Lopez and Cleveland. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; the mayor conducted a voice vote and declared, “The ayes have it, and the motion is passed.” The record does not identify which council member made the motion or which member seconded it.
The mayor announced the council would meet in executive session “to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment,” citing the Revised Code of Washington at RCW 42.30.080 and RCW 42.30.110(1)(g). The mayor said the executive session would run until 8:00 p.m. The livestream was paused and participants were instructed to log into a separate link for the closed session. The transcript does not record any substantive public discussion of the applicant’s qualifications in open session.
No formal vote on hiring or other personnel action was recorded in the public portion of the meeting. The executive session was announced under the statutory authority cited; any subsequent actions taken after the closed session were not part of the publicly available transcript.
