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2. Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):
3. Are you the incumbent? Yes XX No
4. How long have you resided in this district/city?
5. How long have you resided in King County?
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6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan XX Nonpartisan
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1. Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held. Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.
2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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In this section, we are seeking responses that reflect the four ratings criteria: involvement, effectiveness, character, and knowledge. These are defined as follows:
1. In a page or less, why are you running for this office? (Note: the interview committee will be given a copy of this statement before your interview; at the beginning of your interview you will have the opportunity to expand on this statement in any way you wish.)
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For nearly 14 years, I have worked on and contributed to various Boards, Commissions, Citizen Advisory Committees and Study Groups as a volunteer for the City of Bellevue. Currently, I am the Chair of the Bellevue Transportation Commission and work directly with many city departments and staff, reporting to the City Council.
This experience has allowed an inherent familiarity with the many issues facing Bellevue and its citizens – now and in the future. It is my goal to advance these issues in a meaningful way, taking into consideration all that is involved to move such issues forward.
With such experience comes a great deal of knowledge and understanding which would serve to allow a timely, relatively easy transition to become an effective City Council Member. Additionally, I possess the energy, ongoing interest and flexibility of schedule to devote the time necessary to support such a commitment – and succeed at accomplishing stated goals. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am an excellent “listener” and have the ability to consider all perspectives of an issue, researching the advantages/disadvantages, seeking other opinions and working toward consensus, particularly if an issue is contentious.
I have worked with the general public for most of my career and have fine-tuned my “people skills”, thereby able to interact effectively and give consideration to individual opinions and direction.
My proven leadership skills have been advanced in the last decade by the opportunities afforded by my civic involvement and professional interests. |
3. Please describe in sufficient detail, one to three accomplishments or contributions of which you are most proud. These examples should illustrate effective skills and capabilities you think apply to the office you are seeking. These accomplishments may have occurred at any time in your personal, professional, or public life.
4. Please list or describe your current and past activities in the community in which you have acquired skills that relate to the office you seek. Include your role in the activity and the year(s) in which you were involved. Involvement consists of many areas such as family, neighborhood, community, employment, or public life.
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Direct civic involvement has included:
- 1989 – present: Member, Spiritridge Homeowners Association (Bellevue) - 1989 - 1992: Member, East Bellevue Transportation Study Advisory Committee - 1994 – present: Precinct Election Official, District 48 (Lake Park) - 1997 – present: Bellevue Transportation Commission; two terms as Vice Chair; second term as Chair - 1999 – present: Transportation Commission Liaison to Bellevue Downtown Association/Chamber of Commerce Joint Transportation Committee - 1999 – 2000: Citizen Advisory Committee Member – Neighborhood Enhancement/ Traffic Calming Projects - 1999 – present: Transportation Commission Liaison to Eastside Transportation Partnership - 2001 – 2002: Transportation Commission Liaison and Citizen Advisory Committee Member to Eastgate/I-90 Corridor Study
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The principle job of a City Council Member is to make policy. This often takes the form of passing ordinances or resolutions after policy decisions are made. City departments perform the administrative task of implementing the policies. It is noted that a City Council relies on ideas and perspectives from many sources, including: Council staff, citizen’s groups, advisory commissions (i.e., Transportation Commission), Chambers of Commerce, the city’s departments (Transportation, Parks, Sewer/Water, Building).
The Council’s responsibility is to consider the merits of specific proposals and approve, modify or reject. The Council must also analyze community needs, alternatives and available resources (budget/staff). The Council operates within an established budget (two-year) and the city’s very important Comprehensive Plan. |
EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report is distributed to voters in print and/or on our website. It includes a summary of the candidate’s education. Please summarize your education in 120 characters (letters, punctuation, and space all combined). The League will delete material that exceeds the space limit by beginning with the last entry. Suggested order is (degree) (subject) (school) (year, if desired).
Note: If this question is left blank the League will not include education information in your candidate profile.
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B.S. – Business Admin., Portland State University, Portland, OR, 1964-1969. Washington State Real Estate Broker’s Course, Bellevue, WA, 2002-2003. Various Leadership, Sales and Marketing courses – over a 30-year period. |
FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report also includes a summary of each candidate’s civic involvement. Please summarize your civic involvement in the space below. We will make every attempt to include the information in the Candidate Evaluation Report as submitted. Due to space restrictions in the Report, your response is limited to 500 characters (letters, punctuation, and spaces all combined). It is important that you list your involvement beginning with the most important and ending with the least important. If you exceed the length of response permitted, or if the League should find it necessary to shorten responses for publication purposes, deletions will be made beginning with the last item listed.
Note: This information will appear verbatim on the League’s Candidate Evaluation Report. If this question is left blank, the Municipal League will not include information on your civic involvement in the Report.
xx Check here if you would like the Municipal League to copy the first 500 characters from Question 4 to paste into this section.
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If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (rebecca@munileague.org). Mail and fax numbers are listed below. If the League has not contacted you to schedule an interview, please call the League office at your earliest convenience.
Don’t forget to send the following to the Municipal League: a resume, a photo, campaign literature, and, if you are an incumbent, constituent newsletters and other materials. Please use the check-off list on the cover sheet of this packet to indicate which items you have sent.