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1049 State Ave. * Marysville, Washington 98270 * (360) 363-8086 * web: marysvillewa.gov Executive News Release Contact: April O’Brien, Deputy City Clerk Office: (360) 363-8000 Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] Jan. 8, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Interested citizens sought to apply for vacant City Council seat MARYSVILLE The City of Marysville starting Jan. 9 will accept letters of interest from citizens interested in applying to fill a vacancy on the City Council. Applicants should submit a letter of interest with qualifications stating why they would like to participate on the seven-member Council, along with a resume. Applicants must be current registered voters who have lived inside Marysville city limits for at least one year from Dec. 31, 2012 when Pos. 7 Councilmember Carmen Rasmussen stepped down after moving out of Marysville. The candidate selected by a vote of the seated six Councilmembers would need to file for office in the next general municipal elections in November 2013 to retain the seat, then would fulfill the remainder of the four-year term of the position, which ends on Dec. 31, 2015. The City Council serves as the legislative governing body in the Mayor-Council form of government, with all positions elected at large. The Council provides legislative oversight, creates municipal laws and regulations, levies taxes, borrows money, appropriates spending, serves a quasi-judicial role on some issues and confirms certain appointments. The Council meets the 1st Monday each month for a work session, and conducts regular business meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday. Meetings start at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 1049 State Ave. The Council does not meet in August. Councilmembers earn $750 per month and $50 per meeting to a maximum of ten meetings per month. Please send letters of interest to the City Clerk’s Office at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave., Marysville, WA 98270. For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at (360) 363-8000 or Community Information Officer Doug Buell at (360) 363-8086. Letters of interest must be received in City Hall by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Interview and selection criteria will be determined by the Council.