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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Vol. CXXIII, No. 220
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Tacoma City Council OKs FWDA appointments, charter review process Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Image Courtesy City of Tacoma Tacoma City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday that appoints four people to serve as members of the Foss Waterway Development Authority. William Driscoll and John "Jay" Jetter will serve terms that expire on Dec. 31, 2014. Michael Miller will be re-appointed to serve a two-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2015. Finally, Gary Pedersen will be re-appointed to serve a threeyear term that would expire on Dec. 31, 2016. "I think it's important that we get some highly qualified people," said Tacoma City Councilmember and Deputy Mayor Marty Campbell. "We were very lucky in that we had about 10 applicants that were all very highly qualified. It was very hard to choose from. We actually had to have two meetings to get in all the interviews and have the depth of discussion." Indeed, Tacoma City Council's Economic Development Committee, on which Campbell serves as chair, conducted interviews on Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, before recommendations were forwarded to the full council earlier this month. "We feel that they will do an excellent job representing some very important developments that we're having coming throughout the City of Tacoma," added Campbell. In total, eight candidates (Victoria Cantore, Driscoll, David Graybill, Phillip Hill, Jetter, Miller, Pedersen, and Stan Sidor) applied for the positions.
Additionally, Tacoma City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday that begins the process of creating a 15-member voluntary committee to review the city's charter. The committee will be tasked with making recommendations for changes to the charter and submitting those recommendations to Tacoma City Council by Tues., May 6, 2014. "Individuals appointed to this committee should be prepared to commit a lot of time and be willing to work very hard," said Tacoma City Clerk Doris Sorum. "For example, in 2004, the full committee held
Hunter appointed to Bates Technical College Board Posted online Tues., Nov. 12 Photo Courtesy Bates Technical College Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Lillian Hunter to Bates Technical College's Board of Trustees. She fills the position vacated by Stan Rumbaugh, who departed following a successful election to the Pierce County Superior Court last year. Hunter currently serves as the director of West Sound Technical Skills Center, one of the state's 13 skills centers. Hunter previously served as principal and assistant principal in Tacoma School District, and assistant principal and career and technical education coordinator in Peninsula School District. Prior to entering administrative positions, Hunter was an instructor for dental assistant programs at Clover Park Technical College, Highline Community College and as an evening instructor at Bates Technical College. She was also a career and technical education teacher at Lincoln and Washington high
schools, and a career and technical grants coordinator for the East Pierce County School District Consortium. Hunter is active in her community, currently serving as a Tacoma Public Library trustee, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the William H. Factory Small Business Incubator. She has been active in numerous community organizations, including Tacoma Citizens for Schools, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, Tortured Artists Film Festival, Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund Drive, Tacoma Art Museum, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and as an advisory board member for dental programs at Clover Park Technical College. Hunter holds a master's degree in education from City University and a bachelor's degree from The Evergreen State College. She also earned a post graduate certificate in executive education leadership from City University and a certificate in dental assisting from Clover Park Technical College.
18 meetings. The subcommittees met an additional 37 times, for a total of 55 meetings. The committee also held two public hearings and heard 32 presentations. The charter review committee meetings were held in the evenings, while some of the subcommittees held meetings in the morning and in the evening. The members made themselves available to meet with each neighborhood council and other city and labor organizations." The City of Tacoma is accepting applications until Weds., Dec. 4, to serve on the committee. The mayor and each city councilmember will also recommend one person each to serve on the committee. On Dec. 18, Tacoma City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee will interview the candidates and make recommendations to the full council. Tacoma City Council is expected to make final charter review committee appointments on Tues., Jan. 7, 2014. According to City of Tacoma staff, the existing city charter was adopted in 1953 and comprehensive reviews must be conducted at least once every 10 years. Tacoma voters approve or reject any recommended changes to the city's charter. The charter was last reviewed in 2004. At that time, the committee recommended 23 charter changes, councilmembers winnowed that list down to 11 proposed changes, and voters approved all the changes. More information about serving on the charter commission is available online at cityoftacoma.org/ cbc.
Tacoma seeks nominees for MLK Community Service Award Posted online Thurs., Nov. 7 The City of Tacoma is accepting nominations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, which recognizes and encourages excellence in community service activities carried out by an individual, organization or group. The award will be presented during the 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration in January. Special consideration will be given to nominations that highlight youth or individuals, organizations or groups serving youth. Nominations will be accepted through Mon., Dec. 2. Nominations can be submitted online at cityoftacoma.org/mlk, by e-mail at MLK@cityoftacoma.org, by fax at (253) 591-5123, or by mail at City of Tacoma, ATTENTION: City Events and Recognitions Committee, 747 Market St., 12th Floor, Tacoma, WA 98402-5788. Tacoma's City Events and Recognitions Committee will select the award recipient on Mon., Dec. 9.