Resolution 1461RESOLUTION NO.1461
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, EXPRESSING INTENT TO CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENT OF WHITNEY RIVERA AS THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL
COURT JUDGE, WHICH POSITION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VACANT
ON JANUARY 11, 2021, WHEN JUDGE COBURN'S RESIGNATION
BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City operates a municipal court under chapter 3.50 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the duly elected judge of that court, the Honorable Linda Coburn, has announced
that she intends to resign her position effective January 10, 2021; and
WHEREAS, that resignation will create a vacancy that is filled through city council confirmation
of a mayoral appointment; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to have the position of judge vacant for as short a period
as possible; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to have an orderly transition from one judge to the next;
and
WHEREAS, an orderly transition would be facilitated if the city were able to have the future
appointee observe the court's operations while Judge Coburn is still in office; and
WHEREAS, an orderly transition would be facilitated by giving the future appointee a
reasonable basis to begin winding up her other business affairs now to ensure that she has the
capacity to assume the responsibilities of the office immediately upon her appointment as judge;
and
WHEREAS, Mayor Nelson has conducted a recruiting process with five candidates for the
expected vacancy and, after careful consideration, has decided that he will be appointing
Whitney Rivera to fill the vacancy, now therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The city council intends to confirm the mayor's appointment of Whitney Rivera
to fill the vacancy that will be created upon the effective date of Judge Coburn's resignation from
office.
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Section 2. The city council intends to actually confirm the mayor's appointment of Whitney
Rivera on the consent calendar for the meeting of January 12, 2021, and have the new judge
sworn into office at that meeting.
RESOLVED this 1st day of December, 2020.
CITY OF EDMONDS
MOOR, MIKE NELSON
ATTEST:
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Cl LERK, SC TO� SEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November 27, 2020
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: December 1, 2020
RESOLUTION NO.: 1461