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Special City Council Executive Session – January 20, 2026

City CouncilTuesday, January 20, 2026
BodyBainbridge Island, Washington
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 20, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:27

Call a special city council meeting executive session for Tuesday, January twentieth, twenty-five to order.

0:33

May I have the roll call, please?

0:37

Yes, thank you, Mayor.

0:38

Christine Brown, City Clerk.

0:39

Please state for the record if you're present after I call your name.

0:42

Mayor Morwaki.

0:46

Councilmember Matthews.

0:48

Present.

0:48

Council Member Father Johnson.

0:50

Council Member Nelson.

0:52

Present.

0:52

Councilmember Land.

0:54

Present.

0:54

Councilmember Schneider.

0:57

Thank you.

2:50

So we see a primary personality.

20:02

Like natural.

20:10

Yeah.

20:11

I don't know.

20:12

I mean, obviously.

20:18

But it's also like I looked at the schedule.

20:38

We're definitely still a some sort of structural year.

20:47

Yeah.

20:55

Yeah.

23:00

Okay.

23:05

Yeah.

23:09

It seems like we can send out a message because a lot of people are aware of the scale.

23:21

Yeah, there is a ball.

23:30

Yeah, so I had a message where I could see it in the messages.

23:41

Yeah.

23:43

So nothing's like a voice.

23:51

But like yeah, weird how they are now that they are all of them.

24:08

Yeah, it works fine.

24:16

But maybe because my number isn't really one with that problem.

25:56

Hello.

25:57

Um, once we get out of the forum, if you can get joined, it will take us a couple minutes to get the next meeting keep up.

26:02

Okay, so I'll give you the thumbs up when it's uh ready to go.

26:06

Okay.

26:08

And that'll be true with that special meeting at your end to the line.

26:15

Yeah, I'll just take out the turn from executive section.

26:24

Yeah, I think that's a true thing.

26:30

I am a line.

26:31

Oh god.

26:32

I am true.

27:01

Right.

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Summary of Proceedings

Special City Council Meeting Executive Session

January 20, 2026 – 5:30 p.m.

The Bainbridge Island City Council convened a special meeting in executive session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment. No public comments, discussion items, or votes occurred during the open portion of the meeting. The council entered executive session at 5:30 p.m., returned at 5:56 p.m., and the meeting was adjourned.

Key Outcomes

  • The council met in executive session for approximately 26 minutes to discuss a personnel matter. No action was taken in open session.

Meeting Transcript

Call a special city council meeting executive session for Tuesday, January twentieth, twenty-five to order. May I have the roll call, please? Yes, thank you, Mayor. Christine Brown, City Clerk. Please state for the record if you're present after I call your name. Mayor Morwaki. Councilmember Matthews. Present. Council Member Father Johnson. Council Member Nelson. Present. Councilmember Land. Present. Councilmember Schneider. Thank you. So we see a primary personality. Like natural. Yeah. I don't know. I mean, obviously. But it's also like I looked at the schedule. We're definitely still a some sort of structural year. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. It seems like we can send out a message because a lot of people are aware of the scale. Yeah, there is a ball. Yeah, so I had a message where I could see it in the messages. Yeah. So nothing's like a voice. But like yeah, weird how they are now that they are all of them. Yeah, it works fine. But maybe because my number isn't really one with that problem. Hello. Um, once we get out of the forum, if you can get joined, it will take us a couple minutes to get the next meeting keep up. Okay, so I'll give you the thumbs up when it's uh ready to go. Okay. And that'll be true with that special meeting at your end to the line. Yeah, I'll just take out the turn from executive section. Yeah, I think that's a true thing. I am a line. Oh god. I am true. Right.

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