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Committee approves RFQ process to select city hearing examiner
Summary
The Land Use & Environment Committee approved a request-for-qualifications process to select the city's hearing examiner before the current contract expires in April 2026; members asked staff to include succession and plain-language communication in recruitment materials.
The Olympia Land Use & Environment Committee voted to approve a request-for-qualifications (RFQ) process to select the citys hearing examiner, with staff planning RFQ issuance in late December and interviews in February ahead of the April 2026 contract expiration.
Tim Smith, director of Community Planning and Economic Development, described the hearing examiners role: "The hearing examiner is under contract…
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