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January 14 , 1986
SPECIAL MEETING
Proper legal notice having been given, a special meeting of the
Kent City Council was called to order at 5 : 00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Bailey, Biteman, Houser, Johnson, White and
Woods, City Attorney DiJulio and Lyle Price of the Kent News Journal.
COUNCIL VACANCY Council President Johnson asked for ideas on how
to proceed in the selection of a new councilmember
to fill the vacancy. It was suggested that three-
minute interviews be held with the candidates
for the vacant council position. It was determined
that formal questions would not be asked, but that
candidates could each make a statement, and all
could be interviewed in one hour.
Upon questions from the Council , DiJulio determined
that tonight ' s special meeting could be continued
to Friday, January 17 at 6: 00 p.m. He pointed
out that an executive session could be called to
review the qualifications of candidates but that
action, such as narrowing the field or reaching a
consensus, had to be done at an open public meeting.
DiJulio advised that the Council ' s choice was not
restricted to those who had expressed interest in
filling the vacancy, but that any such appointment
must be done at an open public meeting. He explained
the procedure required to nominate a candidate
by motion during an open council meeting. It was
determined that the candidates be called and that
appointments be set up with four candidates scheduled
for each 15-minute block. The City Clerk volun-
teered to call the candidates. ( It was later deter-
mined that since the special meeting on Friday
would be open to the public, that it would be
open also to all candidates, therefore the candi-
dates should be advised that the meeting would
start at 6 : 00 p.m. so they could attend the entire
meeting if they so desired. ) It was suggested
that candidates who were not available for Friday ' s
meeting, could be interviewed at the regular meeting
on Tuesday, January 21 .
After some discussion it was concluded that the
Council did not anticipate having an executive
session at the special meeting on Friday, but
asked that the subject of filling the vacancy
be placed as the last item on the agenda for the
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COUNCIL VACANCY regular meeting of Tuesday, January 21. At this
time an executive session could be called to dis-
cuss the qualifications of the applicants, before
acting on this agenda item.
SPECIAL MEETING BAILEY MOVED to have the City Clerk notify the
applicants for the City Council
vacancy of the special meeting to be held at 6: 00
p.m. on Friday, January 17 , 1986 in the Kent City
Council Chambers. Biteman seconded and the motion
carried.
ADJOURNMENT At 6: 00 p.m. WHITE MOVED to recess this meeting
until Friday, January 17, 1986. Woods seconded
and the motion carried.
Marie Jensen, CMC
City Clerk
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