05 18 2021 Special Meeting MinutesYELM CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021
VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Roll Call Present: James Blair, Molly Carmody, EJ Curry, Tracey Wood, Joe
DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
21-058 MOTION BY TRACEY WOOD TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE TWO
FIVE-MINUTE INTERVIEWS WITH CHARLENE JONES AND STEFFEN
BURNEY. SECONDED BY JOE DEPINTO. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
2. Council Candidate Interviews
3. 20 Minute Executive Session to evaluate the qualifications of a candidate for
appointment to an elected office
21-059 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO CANCEL THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SECONDED BY JAMES BLAIR. 4-2, (NO -EJ CURRY, TRACEY WOOD, JOE
DEPINTO AND TERRY KAMINSKI, YES- MOLLY CARMODY AND JAMES
BLAIR). MOTION FAILS.
At 6:26 p.m., Mayor Foster announced that Council would go into a 20 Executive
Session to evaluate the qualifications of a candidate for appointment to an Elected
Office.
At 6:46 p.m., Mayor Foster reconvened the Special meeting.
21-060 MOTION BY EJ CURRY TO NOMINATE HOLLY SMITH TO COUNCIL
POSITION NO. 4. SECONDED BY TRACEY WOOD. 4-2, (YES -EJ CURRY,
TRACEY WOOD, JOE DEPINTO AND TERRY KAMINSKI), MOTION CARRIED.
21-061 MOTION BY TERRY KAMINSKI TO NOMINATE LINE ROY TO COUNCIL
POSITION NO. 4. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY.
21-062 MOTION BY JAMES BLAIR TO NOMINATE WILL HUTCHINSON TO COUNCIL
POSITION NO. 4. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY. 2-4, (YES -JAMES
BLAIR AND MOLLY CARMODY).
Mayor Foster announced that Holly Smith is appointed to Council Position No. 4
and will be sworn in at the next regular Council meeting on May 25, 2021.
21-063 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SECONDED BY
JOE DEPINTO. 6-0, MOTION CARRIED.
Adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
'� ✓� ��,,._.. "�� Attest'
JW
Foster, Mayor 4y Clerk
These minutes record the official actions of the Yelm City Council. Complete recordings are
available on the city website at www.yelmwa.gov.