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Clerk announces executive session to evaluate police chief candidate
Summary
At a special Mabton City Council meeting April 10, the Clerk said the council would enter a 30-minute executive session under RCW 42.30.110 to evaluate an applicant for public employment related to hiring a new chief of police; action was expected after reconvening.
The Clerk opened the Mabton City Council special meeting on April 10, 2025, and announced the council would go into an executive session to consider hiring a new chief of police. "session for 30 minutes under RCW 42 dot 30 dot 1 1 0 to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment," the Clerk said, identifying the statutory authority cited for the closed session.
Roll call taken at the outset showed Council members Castaneda, Sotelo, Alvarado, Gonzales and Dela Fuente called; affirmations of presence were recorded. The Clerk said the session was expected to last 30 minutes and that "action [is] anticipated to be taken upon reconvenience." The Clerk also attempted to clarify the executive-session start time on the record, saying the meeting would start at about 6:31 p.m. (with a brief correction indicating possible earlier start times) before moving into the executive session.
