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Commission Announces Process to Appoint Successor to Gael
Tarleton
Commission seeks to complete process by mid-March
01/16/2013

At its December 11, 2012 meeting, the Port of Seattle Commission announced 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, 2012Tarleton 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.Applicants must be U.S. and Washington state citizens and
eligible to vote in King County. This halftime position pays $500 a month, with benefits, and requires some travel.

"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."

Information about the appointment process, application materials, and information about the Port of Seattle is posted on the
commission website at: http://www.portseattle.org/About/Commission/Pages/default.aspx

The process and proposed schedule announced by the Commission on December 19:

Dec. 19, 2012  Outline of the appointment process was announced.
Jan. 11, 2013  Notice of the vacancy issued. Applicants will have until February 1, 2013 at 12 noon to submit their
application materials to the Commission.
Jan. 22, 2013  Town hall-style meeting at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for interested individuals or the general
public 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's resignation is effective.
Feb. 1, 2013  Application materials due by 12, 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. All finalists must participate in both sessions.
March 2013  The Commission votes to appoint the new Commissioner at one of the scheduled public Commission
meetings.

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 here.


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