News Releases

Commission Announces Process to Appoint Successor to Gael
Tarleton
Commission Seeks to Complete Process by Mid-March
12/19/2012

The Port of Seattle Commission announced at their last meeting the outlines of the process and the timing for identifying and
appointing a successor to fill the vacancy on the Port Commission created when Commissioner Gael Tarleton resigns from
the Port Commission on Jan. 31, 2013. On Nov. 6, Tarleton was elected to represent the 36th legislative district in the
Washington State House of Representatives.

Under State law, the Commission will have 90 days to appoint a successor. The decision will be taken by majority vote at a
Commission meeting. Tarleton's successor will serve until the November 2013 general election when a candidate will be
elected to complete her term that expires on Dec. 31, 2015.


"We are undertaking an ambitiously open process to fill this vacancy and continue the momentum of our Century Agenda,"
said Tom Albro, Port of Seattle Commission president. "The Commission will alter the schedule if necessary to ensure we
have a robust process, but we believe our schedule allows opportunities for public comment and a thoughtful review of
interested candidates."


The process and proposed schedule announced by the Commission today:


Dec. 19, 2012  Outline of the appointment process is announced.

Jan. 10, 2013  Notice of the vacancy issued. Applicants will have 15 business days, excluding holidays, to submit their
application materials to the Commission.

Jan. 22, 2013  Town hall-style meeting at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for interested individuals to ask
questions about the appointment process and learn more about Port of Seattle, the role of Port of Seattle Commissioner, the
Century Agenda and other related topics of interest.

Jan. 31, 2013  Commissioner Tarleton resigns from the Port Commission.

Feb. 1, 2013  Application materials due by noon. 90-day time period begins for Commission to appoint a successor.

Feb. 2-3, 2013  Commissioners will determine a list 20 semi-finalists from the applicants.

Feb. 4, 2013Semi-finalists will be notified and announced.

Feb. 5, 1 pm, 2013  Semi-finalists will be asked to address the Commissioners for two minutes at the Feb. 5
Commission meeting, or submit a written statement. The meeting begins at 1 p.m. and is held at 2711 Alaskan Way (Pier
69) in Seattle, WA.

Feb. 12, 2013  The Commission will announce a slate of up to six finalists.

Feb. 26, 27, 2013  Moderated public town hall meetings in King County for finalists to introduce themselves and
engage in a Q & A session.



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News Releases
March 2013  The Commission votes to appoint the new Commissioner at one of the scheduled public Commission
meetings.

Find information on the selection process and application materials here.

Visit the Commission homepage and Century Agenda page here.

About the Port of Seattle
Founded in 1911, the Port of Seattle owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, four container cargo terminals,
two cruise ship terminals, four public marinas, and manages a number of real estate assets for financial return and economic
advantage. The port's operations currently help create nearly 200,000 jobs and $7 billion in wages throughout the region.
Over the next 25 years, the port's "Century Agenda" seeks to create an additional 100,000 jobs through economic growth
while becoming the nation's leading green and energy-efficient port. Learn more at http://www.portseattle.org.























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