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Tam Moen <br /> From: Meghan Pembroke <br /> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 9:21 AM <br /> Subject: Everett News: City council seeks applicants for vacant seat <br /> Importance: High <br /> PRESS RELEASE <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Oct. 17, 2013 <br /> Contact: Meghan Pembroke,public information director, 425-257-8687 <br /> Deb Williams, city council administrator,425-257-8703 <br /> City council seeks applicants for vacant seat <br /> EVERETT—The Everett City Council is now seeking applications from residents interested in interim council position <br /> No. 7. Shannon Affholter announced his resignation from the council earlier this month. <br /> Applicants must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the city with at least one-year residency and registered to vote. <br /> Interested residents should submit a resume and cover letter no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24,to the Everett City <br /> Clerk's Office, 2930 Wetmore Avenue. <br /> Following the application period, council members will review the applications independently. At the Oct. 30 council <br /> meeting, all applicants who submitted their materials by the deadline will be given five minutes to introduce themselves <br /> and provide a brief statement describing their interest in the position. If there are more than six applicants, council will <br /> nominate their top two choices to move forward in the process, with a maximum of six candidates moving forward. <br /> Council members will interview the candidates at a special meeting from 3 to 6 p.m. prior to the regular council <br /> meeting on Nov. 13. Citizens are invited to attend this open public meeting in the council chambers located at 3002 <br /> Wetmore Avenue. During the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m., citizens will be provided three minutes to speak to the <br /> qualifications of their preferred candidate. <br /> Following council deliberation,the council president will ask each member to submit, in writing, the name of their <br /> preferred candidate. If there are more than two nominees, council will vote to identify the top two candidates. Council <br /> will then vote on the appointee to fill the interim position until the next general election. The successful candidate will <br /> be sworn in at the beginning of the Nov. 20 council meeting. <br /> The position must be filled by Nov. 30, 2013. The interim position will serve until the November 2014 general election <br /> is certified. <br /> For more information, contact the city council office at 425-257-8703. <br /> i <br />