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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
July 8,2020
I I City Hall --Council Chambers
9 a.m. Special meeting —This meeting will be conducted via speakerphone and is live
streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or
you may call in and listen by dialing 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099. When prompted for the
meeting ID enter 976 7545 0104#. When prompted for the participant ID enter#.When
prompted for the meeting password enter 709198#.There will be no opportunity for oral
communications at this meeting; however, if you wish to provide written comment to the City
Council, please email ccounci12@yakimawa.gov.Written comments received by July 7 at 4 p.m.
for this meeting will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding,Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Councilmembers, Kay
Funk, Brad Hill, Soneya Lund and Eliana Macias
Staff: City Attorney Jeff Cutter and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee
The meeting was held via Zoom video conference and convened at 9:17 a.m.
Absent: Councilmember Jason White
2, City Manager candidate interviews
Human Resources Director Connie Mendoza provided an orientation regarding the interview
process. Council members interviewed the following candidates:
• Alex Meyerhoff
• Robert Harris
• 11:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. lunch recess
• Richard McKinley
• Dave Zabel!
3. Executive Session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment
MOTION: Cousens moved and Macias seconded to adjourn to an Executive Session for up
to one hour to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment. The motion
carried by unanimous vote, White absent. Executive Session was held from 3:31 p.m.to 4:31 p.m.
when Mayor Byers extended the Executive Session for another 30 minutes beginning at 4:32 p.m.
and ending at 4:59 p.m.when the meeting reconvened.
MOTION: Cousens moved and Hill seconded to direct staff to begin employment
negotiations with Robert Harrison. The motion carried by a 5-1 vote, Byers voting no and White
absent.
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4. Adjournment
MOTION: Cousens moved and Lund seconded to adjourn to a City Council business
meeting on July 21, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by
unanimous vote, White absent. The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.
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