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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL ._
ADJOURNED MEETING.,.
DECEMBER29, 2008 —10:00 A.M. -. .11:30 A.M.
COUNCIL•CHAMBERS — YAKIMA CITY..HALL.
,. Roll Call
Present:
Council:
Staff :.
Absent:,
Mayor Dave Edler, p "residing, Assistant Mayor Micah
Cawley, Council Members Kathy Coffey, ^Rick Ensey, Bill
Lover and Neil McClure
Deputy City Clerk Watkins
Council Member Norm Johnson, (excused)
2. Council Candidate Interviews (continued)
Each candidate was asked the following questions:
Council. Member McClure: 'What action has the City:taken recently that you
thought was successful ?"
Council Member Ensey: "What role should City government play in citizens'
lives ?"
Assistant-'
ssistant MayoLCawley: "What are one or two issues the City Council should .
focus on next year ?"
Mayor Edler: "How would you be a leader ?"
Council Member Coffey: "What has been your most successful accomplishment
and why ?. What has been your least successful accomplishment ?"
Council Member Lover: "What would you suggest to assist current and attract
new businesses ?"
The interviews were held in the following order:
10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
Cec Vogt
Greg Bohn
Dave Ettl
Maureen Adkison
Sonia Rodriguez
Cesar Dominguez
Following the interviews, Council adjourned to Executive Session at 11:34 a.m.
for approximately thirty minutes to discuss the qualifications of the six finalists.
At 12:17 p.m. Mayor Edler reconvened the meeting and CAWLEY MOVED
AND McCLURE SECONDED TO CONTINUE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR
UP TO ONE MORE HOUR. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote;
Johnson absent.
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The Council reconvened in open session at 12 :35 p.m. Mayor Edler opened
the floor for nominations:= `McCLURE MOVED AND COFFEY SECONDED TO
NOMINATE -SONIA RODRIGUEZ. - ENSEY MOVED AND:LOVER
SECONDED TO'NOMINATE MAUREEN ADKISON.;., Mayor Edler,
acknowledged there were two candidates nominated and polled the Council
members. McClure, Cawley, Edler and Coffey voted for Sonia Rodriguez while
Ensey and Lover voted for Maureen Adkison. Mayor Edler announced that the
next sitting member on the Council will be Sonia Rodriquez by a 4- 2_vote. She
will be sworn in at the January 6, 2009 Business meeting.
3. Adjournment
CAWLEY MOVED AND McCLURE SECONDED TO ADJOURN. The motion
carried by' unanimous voice vote; Johnson absent. The meeting adjourned at
12:44 p.m.
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CITY.CLERK . DAVID EDLER, MAYOR
Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's
Office