WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Mayor defends city administrator against vote of no confidence

Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns went through a PowerPoint presentation at the City Council meeting that addressed the City Council’s no-confidence vote in City Administrator Blain Oborn. Mayor Severns went through each point raised by the council’s motion of no-confidence to explain the reasons why the complaints were either misleading or wrong.

During his presentation, Mayor Severns cast many of the communication issues raised by the council as the council’s fault and not that of Administrator Oborn. Mayor Severns seemed to turn the issue around by laying the city staff’s morale problem at the feet of the council. He said, “I am seeing that these types of action by the city council as part of the reason that the staff and community have low morale or fear of losing their jobs.”

Mayor Severns also announce the council would be holding a workshop on October 27th to “more fully discuss staff morale.”

For all the details, see the lengthy story by Jessie Stensland in the Whidbey News-Times.

On the Ballot on November 2 – Oak Harbor City Council:

• Position 4 – Dan Evans vs Stephanie “Fe” Mischo – Incumbent Erica Wasinger not running
• Position 5 – Incumbent Joel Servatius vs Shane Hoffmire
• Position 6 – Incumbent Jim Woessner running unopposed
• Position 7 – Andy Plumlee vs Bryan Stucky – Incumbent Millie Goebel not running