HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council - Minutes - 03/12/1998 Kent, Washington
March 12 , 1998
A special meeting of the Kent City Council was called to order at
7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor White. Present: Councilmembers Amodt,
Brotherton, Clark, Epperly, Orr and Woods, Operations
Director/Chief of Staff McFall, City Attorney Lubovich, Planning
Director Harris and Finance Director Miller. Approximately ten
people were at the meeting.
Mayor White explained that the purpose of the special meeting is
to interview candidates for the Council position which was
vacated by Jim Bennett.
The four finalists for the position, Rico Yingling, Jan Redding,
Jon Johnson, and Amir Fakharzadeh, were interviewed separately.
Each was asked the same questions regarding qualifications,
responsibilities, goals, issues facing Kent, and how they would
handle certain hypothetical situations.
At 8: 15 p.m. , the meeting recessed into Executive Session for
approximately 30 minutes. At 8: 45 p.m. , McFall announced that
the Executive Session would take another 15 minutes, and at 9 : 00
p.m. he announced that another 15 minutes would be required.
The meeting reconvened at 9: 30 p.m.
BROTHERTON MOVED to appoint Rico Yingling to fill the vacant
Council position. Orr seconded. Orr noted that all four
candidates are well qualified and that the decision was
difficult. She stated that Yingling will do a good job and urged
Councilmembers to support him. Clark acknowledged all of the
applicants and urged them to participate in other roles in the
City. Orr concurred, and noted that the applicants have been
informed of boards and commissions which currently have
vacancies. Brotherton' s motion to appoint Rico Yingling then
carried unanimously.
Brenda Jacobe , CMC
City Clerk