SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Langley Council eyes city administrator position (AUDIO)

Kira Erickson reports from the Langley City Council meeting of Mon., Oct. 17, 2022.

The city of Langley is considering changing its organizational structure.

The city council spoke for nearly an hour Monday night about the merits of hiring a combined city administrator and clerk position…. Langley currently has a mayor-council structure.

They Said It

“This to me just puts a very bad taste in my mouth,” [Councilor Thomas Gill] said. “We elect people to be mayors of this city to run the city. That’s what they are supposed to do. They know that coming into it…. This feels like it’s being pushed by somebody and I want us to have a measured understanding of what we’re talking about and what we’re doing.”

“Our current mayor did not have the benefit of a warm handoff from the previous mayor, which really was not good,” [Councilor Craig Cyr] said. “Having continuity, I think, is going to be very beneficial to the city and that’s why I will be voting in favor of this.”