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Votes at a glance: council approved retreat minutes and multiple reappointments

January 27, 2026 | Oak Harbor, Island County, Washington


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Votes at a glance: council approved retreat minutes and multiple reappointments
At the Jan. 27 Oak Harbor City Council workshop the following motions were made and approved (all motions passed unanimously where noted):

- Approve minutes from the Jan. 8 council retreat. Motion made by Mayor Pro Tem; seconded by Councilmember Marrow; passed unanimously.

- Reappoint Arts Commission positions 3 and 5. Motion moved by Councilmember Marrow; seconded by Councilmember Wiggenstein; passed unanimously.

- Reappoint Community Police Advisory Board positions 1 and 5 (Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Malloy). Motion moved by Councilmember Marshall; seconded by Councilmember Marrow; passed unanimously.

- Reappoint Historic Preservation Commission positions 1 and 3 (Gideon Kaufman, Nick Hamden). Motion moved by Councilmember Romero; seconded by Councilmember Marshall; passed unanimously.

- Reappoint Lodging Tax Advisory Committee position 1 (Alenda Jenkins). Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously.

- Appoint Marina Advisory Commission positions 1, 3 and 7 (Kathy Process, JJ Jones, Louis Foster). Motion moved by Councilmember Armes; seconded by Councilmember Merrow; passed unanimously.

- Reappoint Planning Commission positions 1 and 3 (Jeffrey Ward, Cody Bacon). Motion moved by Councilmember Petersen; seconded by Councilmember Merrow; passed unanimously.

No roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes were provided in the workshop transcript; the record indicates unanimous passage for the listed items.

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