SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley city council approves start of new citizen committee

Kira Erickson reports:

Applications will soon be accepted for a new citizen-led commission that will advise the city of Langley… The new committee would “deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters relating to financial management of the city and its agents, the personnel system, the annual budget, taxes and fees, financial audits, appropriations, debts, claims, data processing, human rights and administration of city funds,” according to the city code.

They Said It

Councilmember Gail Fleming… proposed that the mayor should start collecting applications for a finance committee right away and interview candidates to be brought before the council for approval.

“The previous council agreed we need the finance committee and I think we should get that going,” Councilmember Craig Cyr said.

“That’ll give the paper something to write about,” [Mayor Scott] Chaplin joked. “They formed another one.” [Ed. Note: The South Whidbey Record published an editorial, In our opinion: There is such a thing as too many volunteer committees, on January 15.]