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Maple Valley council amends municipal code to remove commissioner term limits, add appointment matrix and rename advisory committee

Maple Valley City Council · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The council approved Ordinance O-24-841 on Dec. 16 amending Title 11 (Boards and Commissions): it removed a three-consecutive-term limit, directed use of a decision-making matrix to score applicants, changed "citizen" to "resident" throughout Title 11 and renamed the Lake Wilderness Citizen Advisory Committee; final approval passed 6-1.

The Maple Valley City Council on Dec. 16 approved Ordinance O-24-841, amending Title 11 of the Maple Valley Municipal Code (Boards and Commissions) to extend current commissioner terms, remove a three-consecutive-term limit and require the council to use a decision-making matrix to score applicants for commission appointments.

Councilmembers Syd Dawson and Didem Pierson presented the subcommittee’s work on the ordinance. Councilmember Les Burberry moved to remove the phrase "with a maximum of 3 consecutive term limits" from section 11.01.030; the motion…

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