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Council approves hiring committee for vacant department head posts
Summary
Council unanimously passed Resolution 2026-1040 to establish a hiring committee and procedures for recruiting and recommending candidates for vacant department head positions.
The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously on April 15 to approve a resolution creating a hiring committee for vacant department head positions and to set procedures for recruitment, review and recommendation of candidates. Councilmember Carson moved to accept the resolution and Councilmember Bryson seconded; the motion carried unanimously and the resolution was numbered 2026-1040.
The minutes record the council’s intent to formalize recruitment procedures to support consistent hiring for department heads. The resolution places responsibility on the hiring committee to review applications and recommend finalists to the council; the minutes do not specify the committee’s membership composition or timeline for appointments.
