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Seattle City Light employees urge council to press mayor to reinstate ousted CEO Dawn Lindell
Summary
Multiple Seattle City Light workers told the council they were shocked and dismayed that CEO Dawn Lindell was replaced and urged the council to push for transparency and reinstatement; Councilmember Kettle said the council has oversight responsibilities as the city's public utility commission.
Several Seattle City Light employees used public comment time at the Jan. 20 council meeting to criticize the mayor’s recent removal of CEO Dawn Lindell and to request that the council press the mayor for transparency or reversal.
"Don has been the best CEO that we've had since I've been there," said Jeff Berry, a 25-year City Light employee, expressing shock at the leadership change and saying employees deserved to know the reasons for…
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