Title
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the Coal Creek utility district board of commissioners.
Body
WHEREAS, Coal Creek utility district is a special purpose district, and
WHEREAS, Coal Creek utility district's governing body is a three member board of commissioners ("the board"), and
WHEREAS, Position No. 3 on the board has been vacant since July 5, 2024, when the former commissioner resigned, and
WHEREAS, RCW 42.12.080 describes the process for filling a vacancy on local governing bodies in special purpose districts, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 42.12.080, the board had ninety days from the date of the vacancy to appoint a qualified person after fulfilling a public process, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 42.12.080, since the board did not fill the vacancy within ninety days, its authority to fill the vacancy ceases, the council has one hundred eighty days or, until January 1, 2025, to appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
In accordance with RCW 42.12.080 the King County council hereby
appoints Kim William Lane to fill Position No. 3 on the Coal Creek utility district board of commissioners.