HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes 01.24.23 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Port Angeles, Washington January 24, 2023 This meeting was conducted as a hybrid meeting. CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Dexter called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. Members Present:Mayor Dexter,Deputy Mayor Meyer,Council Members Carr,McCaughan,Schromen-Wawrin and Suggs. Members Absent: Vacant seat. Staff Present: City Manager West, Assistant City Manager Goings, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez-Bailey, C. Delikat,B. Smith, S. Carrizosa,D. Sharp,and M.Healy. Council discussed Council candidate interview process. By consensus,Council determined each candidate,Mark Hodgson,Andrew Schwab,and Amy Miller,would be offered four minutes to answer questions asked by individual Council members.Using a randomizer application,Council member Schromen-Wawrin provided the Mayor with a random order for candidates to follow to answer questions.Each candidate then in that order used their time to answer questions asked by each Council member. Council discussion followed. The Mayor recessed the meeting for a break at 5:47 p.m.The meeting reconvened at 5:51 p.m. The Mayor clarified Council's use of rank choice voting.The Mayor displayed a graph on the screen to capture for those in the audience and in the virtual meeting,each Council's rank choice. The Mayor identified the results of rank choice voting identified Amy Miller as the top choice. It was moved by Schromen-Wawrin and seconded by Carr to: Appoint Amy Miller to seat#2 on the Port Angeles City Council. Motion carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Dexter adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Kate Dexter,Mayor Kari Martinez-Bailey,City Cleric