City Council — Minutes 2025-07-17
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The Seattle City Council held a special meeting on July 17, 2025, at 9:32 a.m. in the Council Chamber with seven members present at call and Councilmember Hollingsworth arriving at 9:38 a.m. The Council voted 8–0 to adopt a voting procedure for selecting City Council Position District 5 finalists from applicants. Six applicants were nominated to move forward: Debora Juarez (nominated by Councilmember Kettle), Nilu Jenks (Rinck), Julie Kang (Rivera), Robert D. Wilson (Saka), Katy Haima (Solomon), and James M. Bourey (Nelson). Twenty-three members of the public addressed the Council during comment period.
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