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Soap Lake holds executive session on personnel; Council nominates Woodhouse as Mayor Pro-Tempore
Summary
The council met in executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) from 6:05 p.m. to 6:43 p.m. for a personnel matter (no action). Afterward, Councilmember Carson moved to nominate Councilmember Woodhouse as Mayor Pro-Tempore; the motion passed with Woodhouse abstaining.
The Soap Lake City Council entered executive session at 6:05 p.m. on Feb. 5 under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) for the "performance of a public employee." The session was extended several times and concluded at 6:43 p.m.; the council reported "no action taken."
After returning to open session, Councilmember Carson moved and Councilmember Gorman seconded a motion "to nominate Councilmember Woodhouse as Mayor Pro-Tempore." The motion carried; the transcript records that Councilmember Woodhouse abstained from voting on the nomination. No additional formal votes or appointments were recorded at the meeting.
The use of RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) places the discussion within the statutory executive-session exemption for personnel matters; the councils public report after the session stated there was no action taken. The nomination of a Mayor Pro-Tempore establishes an interim presiding officer when the mayor is absent and was made by motion and vote at the Feb. 5 meeting.
