HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.09.08 Council Special Meeting Packet
AGENDA
City Council Special Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, September 8, 2025
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams Webinar
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1. MEETING INSTRUCTIONS for REMOTE ACCESS - Individuals, who would
like to provide public comment remotely, may continue to do so by filling out
the online form via the City’s website (www.pasco-wa.gov/publiccomment)
to obtain access information to comment. Requests to comment in meetings
must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of this meeting.
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www.pasco-wa.gov/psctvlive and on the City’s Facebook page at
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Secretaria Municipal dos dias antes para garantizar la disponiblidad.
(Spanish language interpreter service may be provided upon request.
Please provide two business day's notice to the City Clerk to ensure
availability.)
2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
(a) Pledge of Allegiance
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
(a) To Evaluate the Qualifications of a Candidate for Appointment to
Elective Office per RCW 42.30.110(1)(h)
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5. COUNCIL POSITION NO. 4 VACANCY
3 - 5 (a) Selection of Finalists for Interviews for City Council District 4
Vacancy
6. ADJOURNMENT
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council September 5, 2025
TO: Harold Stewart, City Manager City Council Special
Meeting: 9/8/25
FROM: Harold Stewart, City Manager
City Manager
SUBJECT: Selection of Finalists for Interviews for City Council District 4 Vacancy
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: candidates, following approve the move I to
_____________________, for Council Position No. 4 be interviewed by City
Council on Monday, September 15, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Council District No. 4 Vacancy
On August 10, 2025, Councilmember Pete Serrano submitted his resignation,
creating a vacancy in Council District No. 4.
Filling the Vacancy
Per PMC 1.15.130, when a vacancy occurs, the remaining Councilmembers
must appoint a qualified individual to serve until the next regular general
municipal election. At that election, a candidate will be elected to serve the
remainder of the unexpired term.
RCW 42.12.070 further specifies the process for filling nonpartisan vacancies:
(1) If one position is vacant, the remaining members of the governing
body shall appoint a qualified person.
(4) If no appointment is made within 90 days, the appointment authority
transfers to the Franklin County legislative authority.
(5) If the County fails to appoint within 180 days, the County or the
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remaining Councilmembers may petition the Governor to make the
appointment.
Eligibility Requirements
Under RCW 35.18.150 (Council – Eligibility), only a qualified elector of the city
may office forfeit must A Councilmember City the on serve Council.
immediately upon ceasing to meet eligibility requirements, being convicted of a
crime involving moral turpitude, or violating RCW 35.18.110.
The qualifications to be appointed to fill the vacancy are the same as those
required to be elected to the position:
1. Residency within the City of Pasco and within Council District No. 4.
2. Registered as a voter.
Current Appointment Considerations
Any qualified appointee to the current vacancy will serve until December 31,
2025, due to the timing of the ongoing election for Council Position No. 4.
General Appointment Process
Open the application process.
Staff verifies applicant eligibility.
Council reviews application materials.
Council conducts applicant interviews in an open public meeting.
Swearing-in new Councilmember.
V. DISCUSSION:
At the August 18, 2025, City Council Meeting, Council and staff discussed the
appointment options and Council directed staff to post the vacant Council
Position No. 4 serving Council District No. 4 for a two-week period. The
recruitment ended on September 2nd and resulted in the submission of eight
(8) applications; however, one of the applicants withdrew their application after
they learned that they lived outside of Council District No. 4. Staff verified that
the seven (7) candidates for Council Position No. 4 lives in Council District No.
4 and are registered voters.
Council received the application packets and evaluated the qualifications of the
candidates for appointment to an elective office in Executive Session per RCW
42.30.110 (1)(h). However, any interview of such candidate(s) and final action
appointing a candidate to elective office shall be in a meeting open to the
public.
Council may select the Council Position No. 4 finalists for interviews and set
the date and time for the interviews.
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