City Council selects Mayor and Deputy Mayor at its first meeting of 2014

Mayor Shari Winstead
Photo by Devon Rickabaugh

With King County Superior Court Judge Richard Eadie presiding, returning Councilmembers Will Hall, Shari Winstead, Keith McGlashan, and Chris Roberts took the oath of office on January 6, 2014. Following the swearing in ceremony, Council selected Shari Winstead as Mayor and Chris Eggen as Deputy Mayor, both of whom will serve for two years.

Elected to the City Council in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, this will be Mayor Winstead’s first term as Mayor. Mayor Winstead has been an active member of the Shoreline community for the past 22 years. In 2006, Mayor Winstead served as co-chair of the City’s Park and Open Space Bond Committee and in 2008 and 2009 she served on the City’s Long-Range Financial Planning Citizen Committee. She has been instrumental in the development of the City’s Healthy City Strategy. Her City Council external committee assignments include the National League of Cities (NLC) Human Development Policy Committee and the King County Board of Health.

“I’m honored to be Shoreline’s mayor and represent the Council and the community,” stated Mayor Winstead. “I appreciate the support I received from the entire council and look forward to working together to continue moving the City in a positive direction.”

Deputy Mayor Eggen was first elected to the City Council in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011. He retired in 2008 as a project manager from the UW Applied Physics Laboratory. Deputy Mayor Eggen has a long record of community involvement and is a strong environmental advocate. Some of his City Council external committee assignments include SeaShore Transportation Forum, Evergreen Communities Partnership Task Force, Puget Sound Regional Council Growing Transit Communities Oversight Committee, NLC First Tier Suburbs Council, King County Regional Transit Committee, Sound Transit North Corridor Leadership Group, Sound Cities Association Board of Directors, King County Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee, and King County Growth Management Planning Council.

“I want to thank the council for their support in my re-election as Shoreline’s Deputy Mayor,” stated Deputy Mayor Eggen. “I look forward to working with Mayor Winstead, my fellow councilmembers, city staff, and the community on our city’s goals.”

Shoreline operates as a code city under the laws of the State of Washington with a council-manager form of government. As the governing body, the seven elected part-time city councilmembers set policy and appoint a city manager to implement policy.

The City Council chooses a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members at the first meeting of a new year following an election. The Mayor presides at Council meetings and represents the City at ceremonial functions and inter-governmental meetings. The Deputy Mayor presides in the Mayor‘s absence.

The Shoreline City Council meets every Monday at City Hall. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. Council meetings are streamed live from the City’s website. Video of the meetings are available online or on Shoreline’s government access channels (Comcast Channel 21 and Verizon Channel 37) the day following the Council meeting.

Visit the city website for more information or call the Agenda Hotline at 206-801-2230 for the latest meeting information.

Updated 1-10-2014 3:24am