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Port Angeles delays mayor and deputy mayor selections after council split
Summary
Council members nominated Kate Dexter and Navar Kaur for mayor but did not reach a majority; a motion to elect failed and council voted unanimously to continue both the mayor and deputy mayor appointments to the Jan. 20 meeting when the full seven-member council is expected to be present.
Mayor Kate Dexter opened the Jan. 6 Port Angeles City Council meeting by noting that newly elected council member Mark Hodgson was absent for work and the body proceeded with ceremonial swearing in of members present. After remarks and nominations, Council Member Amy nominated incumbent Kate Dexter for mayor and Council Member Latricia Suggs nominated Navar Kaur.
Navar Kaur accepted the nomination and outlined a platform of facilitating respectful deliberation, building…
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