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Tenino Planning Commission recommends Valerie Roberts to council and administers oath to William Rutherford
Summary
The commission voted to recommend Valerie Roberts for appointment to the Planning Commission and later administered the oath of office to William Rutherford (Position 2); the recommendation was sent to city council by verbal vote and staff will forward formal paperwork.
At its May 14 meeting the Tenino Planning Commission voted to send a recommendation to the city council to appoint Valerie Roberts to the planning commission and later administered an oath to William Rutherford for Planning Commission Position 2.
During new business, Chair (Speaker 1) introduced Valerie Roberts, who described her background in museums and city work in Olympia and said she supports arts-driven economic development and local tourism that can be paired with small-scale lodging and restaurants. Speaker 4 moved to recommend Roberts to the city council; Speaker 1 seconded. The commission voted by voice (‘Aye’); no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.
Later in the meeting staff administered an oath of office to William Rutherford, who recited the oath and affirmed his duties as Planning Commissioner, Position 2. A city representative speaking on behalf of council also advised the commission to prioritize scalable, implementable projects and noted Visit Olympia data indicating event-driven lodging demand in the area.
Next steps: staff will forward the commission’s recommendation packet to the city council for formal appointment consideration; the record at the commission meeting shows a voice vote in favor of the recommendation but does not include a numeric roll-call tally.
