2015, 06-15 Special Meeting MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Special Meeting
Monday,June 15,2015
Attendance:
Councilmembers: Staff:
Dean Grafos, Mayor Mike Jackson, City Manager
Arne Woodard, Deputy Mayor Cary Driskell, City Attorney
Chuck Hafner, Councilmember Mark Calhoun, Deputy City Manager
Rod Higgins, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney
Ed Pace, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks & Recreation Director
Ben Wick, Councilmember Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk
ABSENT:
Bill Bates, Councilmember
Mayor Grafos called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all Councilmembers were present except
Councilmember Bates. It was moved by Councilmember Higgins, seconded and unanimously
agreed to excuse Councilmember Bates from tonight's meeting.
1. EXECUTIVE SESSION: ERCW 42.30.110(1)(h)]
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn into Executive
Session for approximately sixty minutes to evaluate the qualifications of candidates for a temporary
appointment to elective office, and that action will be taken upon return to open session." Council
adjourned into executive session at 5:02 p.m. At 5:14 p.m., Mayor Grafos declared Council out of
Executive Session
2. OPEN SESSION: COUNCIL NOMINATIONS AND SELECTION TO TEMPORARILY FILL
COUNCIL POSITION#7—Mayor Grafos
After a brief explanation of the nomination process by Mayor Grafos, Mayor Grafos began the
nomination process:
1. It was moved by Mayor Grafos and seconded to nominate Kay Bryant for the temporary council
position.
2. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to nominate David Starr for the temporary
council position.
3. It was moved by Councilmember Wick to nominate Julia Brown for the temporary council position; the
motion/nomination was not seconded and the applicant did not move forward.
4. It was moved by Councilmember Hafner and seconded to nominate Tom Towey for the temporary
council position.
5. It was moved by Councilmember Pace and seconded to nominate Bill Gothmann for the temporary
council position.
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6. It was moved by Councilmember Higgins and seconded to nominate Tim Hattenburg for the temporary
council position.
7. It was moved by Mayor Grafos and seconded to nominate Fred Beaulac for the temporary council
position.
8. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard to nominate Donna O'Leary for the temporary council
position. The motion was not seconded and the applicant did not move forward.
There were no further nominations and Mayor Grafos closed the nominations.
Vote on the nominations by raised hand:
1.—for Kay Bryant—2 votes (Mayor Grafos and Councilmember Hafner)
2.—for David Starr—3 votes (Deputy Mayor Woodard, and Councilmembers Higgins and Pace)
3. -n/a
4.—for Tom Towey—3 votes (Mayor Grafos, and Councilmembers Hafner and Wick)
5. - for Bill Gothmann — 4 votes. (Deputy Mayor Woodard, and Councilmembers Pace, Higgins and
Wick) Since Mr. Gothmann received a majority vote, no further voting was done and Mr. Gothmann was
declared the new temporary councilmember.
After City Clerk Bainbridge administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Gothmann, he took his seat at the
dais. Mayor Grafos thanked everyone for participating in this process.
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting
adjourned at 5:17 p.m.
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