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City Council confirms, lauds municipal board appointees
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CopyOnetime City Council finalist Paul Winterstein is going to continue serving the city on the Human Services Commission, the liaison between social service groups and municipal government.
The council appointed Winterstein and 35 other people as members and alternates to city boards and commissions April 18. Terms on the 11 affected boards start May 1. The city does not pay members.
"I am continually amazed at the number of people and their qualifications that stepped forward to fill our boards and commissions," Councilman Fred Butler said before the unanimous decision to appoint the members. "It seems to me in going through the applications and the qualifications of folks, we've got an especially strong group of people filling some critical holes on our boards and commissions again this year."
The city put out a call for board and commission applicants in January. Then, Mayor Ava Frisinger and board officers narrowed the applicant pool, and recommended appointees to the council for approval.
The city is continuing the interview process for alternates to serve on the Sister Cities and Urban Village Development commissions.
The lineup of appointees includes some familiar faces. In addition to Winterstein, officials also appointed former council applicants Joe Forkner, Nina Milligan and Nathan Perea to board posts.
The council appointed Forkner, former longtime Issaquah Parks & Recreation Department employee Al Erickson and soon-to-retire city Human Resources Director Ruben Nieto, a city resident, to the Park Board.
In March, the council named Winterstein and attorney Stacy Goodman as finalists to fill former Councilwoman Maureen
McCarry's unexpired term. The council appointed Goodman in a dramatic 4-2 decision.
Often, a board or commission seat can serve as a springboard for a council post or higher office.
Council President John Traeger served on the Development Commission, Councilwoman Eileen Barber served on the Planning Policy Commission and Goodman served on the Park Board before joining the council. Frisinger logged a stint on the then-Planning Commission in the 1980s. Winterstein announced plans to run for the council April 28.
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