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Council sets guidelines for evaluation process

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With the vacancy occurring last week in the office of King County Assessor, the Metropolitan King County Council is welcoming applications from citizens seeking appointment to serve in the office until voters elect a new Assessor in November.

Under a motion adopted by the Council on June 22, applicants have until noon on Monday, July 6, to submit their information to the Clerk of the Council. The mailing address is:

Clerk of the Council
516 Third Avenue, Room W-1039
Seattle, WA, 98104

Applications can be also sent to the Clerk by e-mail at anne.noris@kingcounty.gov. Her phone number is 206-296-0364.

Applicants must include a written statement of interest, resume, supporting documentation, three references, and answers to five questions pertaining to the position. Those five questions are:

1. What are the duties of the King County Assessor as you understand them?

2. What do you consider the most important qualifications of an excellent county assessor, and why?

3. What are your qualifications for serving as county assessor?

4. Do you intend to run for the office of King County Assessor in the November 2009 general election?

5. Why are you interested in this temporary appointment?

A five-member panel created by the Council to review and evaluate the applications received is expected to recommend two to five names to the King County Council by Friday, July 10 for non-binding consideration.

Council Vice Chair Bob Ferguson, chair of the Council’s Committee of the Whole, said he will hold a special meeting of his committee on Monday, July 13, at 9:00 a.m. to interview candidates. Candidates should be available that morning for their interview. Final appointment by the County Council is expected at its meeting that same afternoon.