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Sumner outlines schedule and interview changes for council vacancy

Sumner City Council · January 13, 2026
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City Administrator Jason Wilson reviewed eligibility, timeline and recommended procedures to fill a council seat vacated when Carla Bowman became mayor; council agreed to add interview questions about decision-making and community service and discussed interview time limits.

City Administrator Jason Wilson laid out the process Sumner will use to appoint a replacement for the council seat vacated when Carla Bowman was elected mayor.

Wilson said state law and council rules (resolution 16 95, as cited in the presentation) govern the appointment. He told council the appointee must have lived continuously in city limits for at least one year and be a registered Sumner voter.…

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