City Council Meetings

Moses Lake City Council Don Myers, Mayor | Deanna Martinez, Council Member | Dustin Swartz, Council Member Mark Fancher, Council Member | David Eck, Council Member| Judy Madewell, Council Member Moses Lake Civic Center – 401 S. Balsam Special Meeting Agenda Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Sister City Celebration - 4:30 p.m. (Auditorium)* In-person event in the Auditorium with Yonezawa Japan livestream Call to Order – 6:00 p.m. (Council Chambers)** Roll Call City Council Candidate Interviews – First Round Executive Session - RCW 42.30.110(1)(h) To discuss qualifications of Council Candidates City Council Nominations Candidate Short List City Council Candidate Interviews – Second Round City Council Position 7 Nominations and Appointment Adjournment Next Regular Council Meeting is scheduled for October 11, 2022 *Please click the link below to join remote access for the Sister City Event: https://zoom.us/j/91818446248?pwd=VDFDSzFyVFBqcEVpcEtRb2VaTk82Zz09 One tap mobile +12532158782,,91818446248#,,,,*121744# **Please click the link below to join remote access for Council Interviews: https://cityofml.zoom.us/j/93885399146 Or One tap mobile : US: +12532158782,,93885399146# or +16699009128,,93885399146# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 646 931 3860. Webinar ID: 938 8539 9146 Council Staff Report To: Agenda Item Number: Mayor and City Council 7481 From Allison Williams. City Department Manager Administration For Agenda of: Proceeding Type 10/4/2022 Old Business Subject Appointment of a new Council member to open Position #7 Reviewed and Approved by: City Manager Finance Fire City Attorney Community Development Police Human Resources Municipal Services Parks, Rec, & Cultural Services Expenditure Required: Amount Budgeted: Appropriation Required: $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Action Requested Council interview and recommendation of an applicant for appointment to Council Position #7 Packet Attachments (if any) Housing Needs Assessment demographic map.docx 373.16KB Council Member Map.pdf 481.24KB Overview The purpose of the Special Meeting on Tuesday, October 4 is to interview candidates for appointment to vacation Council position #7. The position was vacated on August 29, 2022, by Dean Hankins who stepped down from both the position and as Mayor. After review of the process at City Council regular meeting on September 13, 2022, Council directed that applications be posted on the City's website and accepted through end of day on Friday, September 23. At the regular meeting on September 27, staff relayed that ten applications had been received for consideration. Council determined that all candidates would be interviewed in open session at a Special Meeting on October 4th starting at 6 p.m. Each candidate will be asked the same series of questions within a specified time limit. The order of the interviews will be determined by random drawing on October 4th. All candidates will be asked to wait in the Auditorium until their turn to interview with Council, and will be escorted by staff to the Chambers in the order of low to high number drawn. Council can utilize an Executive Session to discuss the qualifications of candidates, but the nomination and recommendation for appointment needs to occur in open session. As a part of the evaluation process for candidates, the Washington State Voter's Rights Act, passed in 2018, created a legal duty to consider the at large representation of Council members to ensure equitable representation. To that end, maps have been provided that identify the geographic representation of existing Council members and all applicants, and the ethnic and racial distribution of the citizens of Moses Lake. Fiscal and Policy Implications City Council provides the policy direction for the operation of the City, with a primary responsibility of adopting the annual operating budget of the City. Options and Results Approve, Authorize, or Adopt: Council appointment of an applicant to Position #7 Provide Amended Direction: The decision to fill a vacant seat must take place within 90 days of the vacation. No Action Taken: Should the City Council not act, the County would then appoint a member to the City Council. Should the County not act then the Governor would make the appointment.