Mukilteo DEI Commissioner Mike Dixon announces City Council bid
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 19, 2023—I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Mukilteo City Council. I am a 17 year resident of the city and, from 2012 – 2018 and 2022 – present, have served the city as an elected water and wastewater commissioner for our two special purpose entities serving Mukilteo: Alderwood WWD and Mukilteo WWD. In […]
Mukilteo appoints two planning and three new DEI commissioners
MUKILTEO, Wash., April 20, 2022 – Mukilteo City Council unanimously approved Mayor Joe Marine’s picks of Jerry Bush and Tim Krivanek to the Planning Commission and Michael Dixon, Sandra Holzer, and Gauri Sanghvi to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission at their regular meeting Monday, April 18. “Thanks very much for the opportunity and I […]
Mukilteo Mayor proposes new DEI commission pick
MUKILTEO, Wash., April 18, 2022 – The Mukilteo City Council will be voting to approve the mayor’s DEI and Planning commission appointments at its 6 p.m. Regular Business meeting today. To review the agenda items in detail, click here. Planning Commission Appointment (AB22-36) Mayor Marine will be recommending the reappoint of Jerry Bush and Tim Krivanek […]
Letter-to-Editor: Mukilteo council agenda should be vetted
Per City Council Rules of Procedure 4.C, I am requesting the following items be researched by the Parliamentarian and included in the soonest practicable Council agenda: The Council meeting of March 21, 2022, illuminated certain procedural issues that, I think, would be of significant benefit to have clarity on. In particular, Resolution 2014-02 was presented […]
Mukilteo Council rejects mayor’s DEI Commission picks
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 8, 2022 – Despite Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine advancing three candidates for DEI commissioner positions, the city council voted against approving them without any explanation nor asking the candidates, all of whom were present, a single interview question. At Council’s meeting Monday, March 7, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commission candidates Gauri Sanghvi […]
Op-Ed: Mukilteo City Councilmembers don’t get to invent rules to suit themselves
I was denied the confirmation vote tonight to the City of Mukilteo Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commission. Appalled, I asked for an official explanation and have not yet received one. Let me enumerate. The City Council is empowered by state law to operate within the confines of its City Code. The Code makes no mention […]
