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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
January 16 2014
City Hall -- Council Chambers
2 p.m. Special Meeting -- City Council Candidate Presentations -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Micah
Cawley, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager O'Rourke, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Clear Tee
2. Presentations by Council Candidates.
Assistant Mayor Coffey affirmed that Council would only be listening to presentations and would not
be asking any questions. The following candidates each gave a three- minute presentation on why
they wanted to be on the City Council:
Richard Marcley
Michael Hayes
Tony Sloan
Alphonso Lee
Daniel Polage
Thomas Dittmar
Maria Giedra
Nicholas Kline
Lyle Kang
Patricia Byers
James McLean
Mark Johnson
Michael Liddicoat
Presentations concluded at 3:00 p.m. Council Member Cawley suggested Council go into
Executive Session to discuss qualifications. Cawley moved and Ensey seconded to adjourn to
Executive Session for up to one hour. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
The regular session reconvened at 3:26 p.m.
Ensey moved and Cawley seconded that we pick our top six or less candidates on a piece of
paper with our name on it and pass them to the Clerk to determine the top six. The motion
carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Community Relations Manager Beehler read the six candidates with the most votes. Thomas
Dittmar (6), Patricia Byers (5), Daniel Polage (4), Maria Giedra (4), Mark Johnson (4), and Michael
Liddicoat (4).
It was Council consensus that each Council Member would ask each candidate one question.
Council Member Lover suggested the candidates wait in another room while the interviews are
conducted, even though the interviews will be held during an open public meeting.
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3. Adjournment
Ensey moved and Cawley seconded to adjourn to a Special Meeting on January 17, 2014 at
9:30 a.m. The meeting adjourned at 3:39 p.m.
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