By Katie Teachout
The Journal 

Kadlec appointed as Ritzville's Interim Mayor

 

Last updated 4/6/2021 at 8:08am

Katie Teachout

Former Ritzville Mayor Linda Kadlec is sworn in as the Interim Mayor by City Clerk-Treasurer Julie Flyckt April 1. Presiding over the meeting was Mayor Pro Tem Scott Yaeger.

RITZVILLE – City council met for a special meeting to select an interim mayor Thursday, April 1, following the resignation of Mayor Gary Cook March 31.

Mayor Pro Tem Scott Yaeger directed the meeting.

City Councilwoman Debbie Chapman and former Mayor Linda Kadlec both wrote letters to the city expressing interest in the position. Councilman Dennis Chamberlain and business owner Aimee Guiles also both expressed interest before withdrawing their petition for the position.

There was no public comment received by the city prior to the meeting, and no members of the public spoke up during the meeting.

City councilman Mark Weigand moved for Chapman to be mayor effective April 1 through November 2021. Chamberlain seconded the motion, which did not pass when a vote was taken resulting in four nays and two yeas.

Chamberlain then made a motion for Kadlec to be appointed mayor. In the subsequent vote, council members Dede Boyer, Yaeger, Mike Schrag, Michelle Plumb and Chamberlain voted yea while Weigand voted nay. The motion passed, 5-1.

Yaeger thanked both Chapman and Kadlec for going through the process.

Kadlec was administered the oath of office by City Clerk-Treasurer Julie Flyckt.

Kadlec then addressed the council, saying, "Thank you very much for this honor. And trust me, it is an honor. Thank you."

Kadlec previously served as mayor from 2008-2016.

Author Bio

Katie Teachout, Editor

Katie Teachout is the editor of The Ritzville Adams County Journal. Previously, she worked as a reporter at The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, the Oroville Gazette-Tribune, Northern Kittitas County Tribune and the Methow Valley News. She is a graduate of Western Washington University.

 

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