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Clerk proposes changes to Lynnwood council vacancy process; council debates roll-call voting and transparency
Summary
City Clerk Luke Galanie presented amendments to the council vacancy appointment resolution, including a clerk-managed lottery to select up to eight interviewees, advance submission and attorney review of council interview questions, removal of a background-check requirement, and a weighted three-round points process to narrow finalists; council members debated roll-call public voting versus paper ballots for preliminary rounds.
City Clerk Luke Galanie and Assistant City Administrator Julie Moore returned to the Lynnwood City Council on May 15 with a revised resolution that updates the process for filling a council vacancy.
Moore said the application is posted on the city website, social media and to board liaisons, and that the application deadline is 5 p.m. on May 31. Galanie demonstrated the website location for the vacancy and said the clerk’s office will verify residency before applicants are invited to interview.
Galanie outlined the resolution’s changes: the clerk will run a lottery to determine the order of interviews and…
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