Front row l-r: Angie Neuvacamina, Menka Soni, Sayna Parsi, Vanessa Kritzer
Back row l-r: Vivek Prakriya, Melissa Stuart, Jessica Forsythe
Stuart is President, replacing Kritzer - Neuvacamina V.P. replacing Forsythe
Prakriya is 20-years old
Sayna Parsi was appointed by Council to finish Osman Salahuddin's term; who was elected State Legislature, District 48th. Sanya's term ends in two years.
Saina Parsi — Identified in the interviews as having experience on the Parks and Trails Commission, private-sector program work and community organizing; she emphasized environmental stewardship, inclusive community outreach and using planning documents such as Redmond 2050 to guide decisions.
Council Roles and Responsibilities:
- Legislative Branch
- Provides to the Mayor direction on policy goals and objectives for long-term vision based on community values and needs
- Adopts the budget, sets fees, accepts grants, and oversees financial and performance measures
- Adopts codes, zoning, and standards in city law and regulations
- Approves contracts, real estate transactions, claim settlements, and interlocal agreements
- Approves pay ranges and union contracts
- Advises Mayor to support staff implementation of policies
- Represents the majority position of the Council to the public
Source: redmond.gov
Photo: Chip Cornwell, City of Redmond
Ugh. 6 woke women and I kid on the RCC. Dark times. When Plymouth opens, we're in for a disaster.
ReplyDeleteWondering how the candidates were selected and decision was made. It is a black box, absolutely no transparency. People applied for the position have received no information or confirmation.
ReplyDeletehe City sent many, many notices out to the public inviting residents to apply. There were over 20 residents who applied and you have to narrow the field someway. The process would have taken many, many months for to public see all the interviews them all; and governing business was calling. I was surprised to see how transparent Council was when they interviewed IN PUBLIC the three finalists. I went to the interviews and saw only ~ 3 -7 other residents there, so in my view the general public was satisfied with the process.
ReplyDeleteA serious problem I had was the interviews were held between 6PM - 7PM. As a civic duty I went to them. But, I lost my chance to speak to Council because there's a strict council rule that residents who want to speak during "Items from the Audience" must sign in between 6:30 and 7:00. I didn't know this rule so took time to chat with some residents after the interviews. So, because of the rule I missed my opportunity to give one of my most important speeches ever. I had prepared a valuable, resourced talk about the contamination source of our wells supplying our drinking water. I appealed to President Stuart to make an exception; she said NO and to email. I found her JUDGEMENT harsh and was very hurt that I couldn't give my talk to the Council, Directors, Mayor and the public. She had no grace and this practice will continue unless Council is a better judge and more empathetic about participation. I wasn't the only resident who was shut out by the rule that night and certainly there will be others. Participation is the hallmark of good government. Our public is being abused.