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Redmond City Council advances three finalists after interviewing 11 applicants for vacant seat
Summary
After interviewing 11 candidates in a special meeting on Jan. 13, the Redmond City Council voted 6-0 to advance three finalists — CK, Saina Parsi and Antoinette Smith — to a second-round interview on Jan. 20. The council held a closed executive session to review qualifications before making its selection.
The Redmond City Council on Tuesday evening advanced three finalists to a second-round interview for a vacant council seat, following a full night of interviews with 11 applicants.
Council President Melissa Stewart moved to advance the candidates known as CK, Saina Parsi and Antoinette Smith to a next-stage interview on Jan. 20; the motion was seconded and carried by a voice vote of 6-0. “I am deeply, deeply humbled by the time and the thoughtfulness of all of the conversations that we were able to have tonight,” Stewart said during discussion before the vote.
The council opened the special meeting to conduct structured, 15-minute interviews with each candidate, with five-minute transitions between interviews and a 10-minute break scheduled at 8 p.m. Each applicant answered a standard set of six questions about priorities,…
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