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In the event the city council fails to fill the vacant position by the end of the 20-day period on Jan. 27, the council must meet and vote every business day until the vacancy is filled. Show comments
Los Angeles City Hall. This is a list of elected officials serving the city of Los Angeles, California. It includes member of the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, California State Assembly, California State Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Los Angeles citywide officials.
The Council chamber. In 2006, Seattle City Council salaries exceeded $100,000 for the first time. This made Seattle's city council among the highest paid in the United States, behind only Los Angeles and Philadelphia. [19] As of 2021, salaries of district councilmembers are authorized to be $65.32 per hour. [20]
Street ran for Seattle city council in 1983, defeating incumbent Jack Richards. [1] While on council, he served as chair of the Land Use Committee (1984–1989), proposed and chaired the first council's first Education Committee (1988–1989), and chaired the Growth Policies and Regional Affairs Committee (1990–1995).
Kettle was first elected to a council with a majority of moderates, a switch to the previous progressive city council. [14] [15] He was appointed chair of the public safety committee, and released his "6 pillars" to address public safety in the city which included, hiring more police, additional legal tools, and collaboration between different government entities.
As a member of the Council's Public Safety Committee, he voted for a bill that would repeal the city's ban on police use of blast balls. During an earlier visit to a firing range where he saw a blast ball demonstrated, he asked to have a blast ball used on him directly, saying “I made the request, and the executive declined my request.” [ 16 ]
Sara E. Nelson is an American businesswoman and politician serving as a Seattle City Council member from Position 9. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Nikkita Oliver in the 2021 election. On January 2, 2024, the city council voted unanimously to appoint her City Council President upon the retirement of Debora Juarez.
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