City Council - Special Meeting
Special MeetingBellingham, WA · October 1, 2018
Minutes
City of Bellingham
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
October 1, 2018, 6:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, and Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Present:
Council President Dan Hammill, Third Ward
Council Member April Barker, First Ward
Council Member Gene Knutson, Second Ward
Council Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward
Council Member Terry Bornemann, Fifth Ward
Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
22077 1. Selection and Appointment of an Interim At-Large City Councilmember
Dan Hammill, Council President, thanked all applicants for applying for City
Council at-Large position.
Speeches from applicants were heard.
City Council adjourned to Executive Session at 7:22 PM. The purposes of
executive sessions during the meeting was for the evaluation of the
qualifications of the applicants and for the City Attorney to provide legal advice
to ensure compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act. No action was taken
during executive session.
Council returned from Executive Session at 7:40 PM to report their top 5
choices. Roll call was taken and top 5 were reported by the Clerk. The Council
adjourned for a second executive session discussion at 7:45 PM for the purposes
described above.
City Council returned from Executive Session at 8:17 PM.
Nominees from each Council Member were taken and recorded on scrap paper
by the Clerk to be placed in a bowl. The Clerk pulled a nomination from Pinky
Vargas that read Hannah Stone for nomination to City Council Position At -Large.
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MOTION CARRIED 6-0.
Hannah Stone, was confirmed as the next City Council Member at -Large.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:26 PM.
Daniel Hammill, Council President
ATTEST: Elisabeth Oakes, City Clerk Representative
APPROVED: 10/8/2018
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
October 1, 2018, 6:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann and Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
22077 1. Selection and Appointment of an Interim At-Large City p. 2
Councilmember
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the
supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon
prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live
on the internet as they occur.
Accessibility:
The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City
Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available and a receiver may be checked out through
the clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative
Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you.
There will be no public comment.
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