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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Special County Council Meeting
January 4, 2018
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Ken Mann, Satpal Sidhu, Carl Weimer, Todd
Donovan, Rud Browne and Barry Buchanan. Also present was
Council member -elect Tyler Byrd.
Absent: None.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION
1. DISCUSSION AND FINALIZATION OF PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN
COUNCIL APPOINTS TO FILL AT -LARGE (B) POSITION VACANCY ON THE
COUNTY COUNCIL (AB2017 -389) (APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED TO TAKE
PLACE AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON JANUARY 9, 2018, AT 6 P.M. IN THE
COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
Dan Gibson, Prosecutor's Office, answered questions. There must be
nominations from all the applicants. Appointment is required by an affirmative roll call
vote of a majority of the Council, at least four votes.
Dana Brown - Davis, Clerk of the Council, answered questions on Council
reorganization requirements and the timeline for appointing a new councilmember.
Councilmembers and staff discussed the proposed process for appointment
submitted by Councilmember Sidhu in an email (on file), the term of the vacant
position, parameters they must follow for an appointment process, defining the final roll
call vote and nomination process, whether people who did not submit an application
can also be nominated, ranking the nominations, and nominating and voting in
separate meetings to allow interviews with the nominees.
Brenner moved for each councilmember to submit the names of three
applicants to be nominated on January 9. The appointment would be made at the
January 16 regular Council meeting.
The motion was seconded.
Councilmembers and staff discussed how to narrow down the field of applicants
and nominees.
(Clerk's Note: Mann left the meeting at 2:05 p.m.)
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Brenner withdrew her motion.
Buchanan moved to allow each councilmember to submit three choices from
the list of applicants to the Clerk of the Council at the meeting on January 9. At that
time, the Clerk would read those names into the record, and the top five vote - getters
will be in the final pool. After that, any councilmember may nominate any other
applicants to the final pool.
The motion was seconded.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner, Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Weimer and Donovan (6)
Nays: None (0)
Absent: Mann (1)
Buchanan moved that the final pool of applicants be allowed to give a 3-
minute oral presentation to the Council on January 16.
The motion was seconded.
Councilmembers discussed giving all the applicants an opportunity to speak on
January 9 before narrowing the final pool of nominees.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner, Sidhu, Buchanan, Weimer and Donovan (5)
Nays: Browne (1)
Absent: Mann (1)
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 2:26 p.m.
The County Council approved these minutes on February 27, 2018.
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