Council appoints Mayor Pro Tempore, Sharp nominated amid split vote

Aug 13, 2024

Soap Lake council approved a six-month Mayor Pro Tempore appointment and then nominated Councilmember Peter Sharp to the post; the nomination passed with one no vote and one abstention.

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The Soap Lake City Council voted to appoint a Mayor Pro Tempore for the next six months and later nominated Councilmember Peter Sharp to fill the position. An initial procedural motion to establish a six‑month term (M/Sharp, S/Carson) carried unanimously; a subsequent nomination (M/Bryson, S/Carson) to make Sharp Mayor Pro Tempore passed with Councilmember Gorman voting no and Sharp abstaining.

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