Blue-Ribbon Committee to interview prospective King County Executive appointees on May 13

Panel to evaluate four nominees and make recommendations to the King County Council

Now that the U.S. Senate has formally confirmed King County Executive Ron Sims for a Cabinet-level post, a blue-ribbon panel will meet next week to assist the Metropolitan King County Council in the evaluation of four nominees for interim County Executive:

Wednesday, May 13
6: 30 p.m.
Chinook Building, Room 123
401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle

The Blue-Ribbon Committee will meet with the candidates for Executive who received nominations from at three County Councilmembers. Those nominees are:

• Former County Councilmember Steve Hammond
• Former County Councilmember Louise Miller
• Former Seattle Mayor Charles Royer
• King County Executive Chief of Staff Kurt Triplett

When the office is officially vacated, the King County Council under the County Charter will appoint an executive to serve until the next general election in November. The Council created the Blue-Ribbon Committee to interview candidates and forward at least two recommendations. The committee is chaired by former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice and Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, with bipartisan membership representing the economic, geographic and ethnic diversity of the county.