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Mailing:
PO Box 1199
319 Main Street
Sultan, WA 98294-1199
Telephone:
360.793.2231
360.793.3344 (fax)
Telephone Directory
Electronic:
-cityhall@ci.sultan.wa.us
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City of Sultan Vision
The Setting
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Maintain a small town feeling
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Emphasize the recreation opportunities outside the immediate community and within the city
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Improve the visual image (buildings, landscape, and streetscape)
The Economy
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Diversify services so the shopping needs of Sultan residents can be met within the city
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Encourage small business
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Seek employment opportunities by accommodating clean industry and manufacturing
Housing
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Maintain the single-family character while recognizing the need to provide housing for all income ranges.
Mayor and Council
The City has a mayor-council form of government.
City Organization
Mayor
The current Mayor is Carolyn Eslick. Mayor Eslick is serving a four-year term which will expire on December 31, 2011. Mayor Eslick has been a Sultan resident since 1979. She previously served a term as a Councilmember from 1996 (two-year appointment). She was elected and served a four year term from 1998 to 2002.
Her goal as Mayor is to improve public safety and enhance the City's business and economic development base.
The mayor-council form consists of an elected mayor (elected at-large), who serves as the City's Chief Administrative officer, and a council (elected at-large), which serves as the municipality's legislative body. The council has the authority to formulate and adopt city policies and the mayor is responsible for carrying them out. The mayor attends and presides over council meetings but does not vote, except in the case of a tie.
The mayor may veto ordinances, but the Mayor's veto can be overridden by a majority plus one of the entire council membership.
The mayor appoints members of the City's Planning Board and Civil Service Commission.
The City of Sultan has hired a professional city administrator, Deborah Knight to serve under the mayor and assist with administrative and policy-related duties. By doing so, Sultan gains the benefit of professional management, allowing the mayor to focus greater attention on policy development and political leadership roles.
Council Members
Council Meetings
Regular Meetings
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month
City Hall, Council Chambers
319 Main Street, Sultan, WA
7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noticed)
Council Meetings that fall on holidays are rescheduled.
Council meeting agendas and meeting minutes are posted here.
Special Meetings
Special meetings, such as a Council Retreat, may be held as determined by the Mayor and City Council.
Preliminary Agenda/Meeting Notices
Preliminary Agendas posted on the city's website prior to the meeting and are subject to change up to and including the day of the Council meeting and agenda items may be added or postponed.
Special meeting notices are published in the Everett Herald
Council agendas are available at the following locations:
- Sultan City Hall, 319 Main Street, Sultan, WA 98290
- Sultan Library, 319 Main Street, Sultan, WA 98290
- The City web site.
Meeting Cancellation Notices
Cancellation notices are issued up to 24 hours prior to the actual meeting date and posted at:
Additionally, cancellation notices are distributed to the City's official newspaper, The Everett Herald.
Special Accommodations
Any person needing special assistance or any reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting is asked to contact the City Clerk's Office at 360-793-2231 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Special Presentations to the City Council
If you or your organization would like to address the City Council on a particular issue that is not part of the Agenda or if you would like to request that the City Council honor a person, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 360-793-2231.
Transcripts of a City Council Meeting
Audio recordings are made of each City Council meeting. They are the official transcript. Written minutes summarizing each meeting are also produced and published, upon approval by the Council, on this web site.
Mayor-Council Form of Government
The Mayor-Council form of government makes a virtue of the idea divided and shared power. Neither Mayor nor Council has the absolute last word in all instances. Under this form the independently-elected mayor has powers of appointment and removal of subordinates, administrative control over departments, and the power to veto council legislation.
The resulting government structure limits the council's role to policy making and oversight, and reserves administrative power and responsibility for the mayor.
The system requires constant consultation between the Mayor and the Council; sometimes cooperating, sometimes competing and conflicting; always acting as a check and balance on the other.
Council Member Roles and Responsibilities
- Determine the general direction for the operations of the City of Sultan
- Enacting ordinances (laws)
- Establishing budgetary (taxing and spending) policies
- Adopting the Comprehensive Plan and other guiding documents
- Adopting the annual budget
- Awarding contracts
- Fiscal oversight of expenditures
- Appointing members to the Planning Board
The City Council derives its powers from the laws and Constitution of the State of Washington. All seven City Council positions are elected for terms of four years. All receive a monthly salary.
The City Council serves as the legislative and governing body of the City of Sultan. The City Council has the authority to adopt laws, ordinances, and resolutions as needed to conduct the business of the City, and by ordinance, may enter into contracts or intergovernmental agreements to furnish and receive services, or to provide for cooperative service delivery. Most City ordinances are codified into the Sultan Municipal Code. The SMC is available on-line.
The City Council appropriates from the city treasury the funds needed to conduct the business of the City. Annually, the Mayor submits a budget for Council review and approval. The budget establishes spending levels within the various City funds.
Eligibility Requirements for Mayor and City Council
City of Sultan residents interested in filing for Mayor and/or City Council positions are required to submit a Declaration of Candidacy. The filing period is published by the Snohomish County Auditor's Office and the Washington Secretary of State's Offices.
At time of filing for a Declaration of Candidacy, candidates must be a registered voter and be a city resident for a period of at least one year before the upcoming General election.
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