Snohomish County Council
| Snohomish County Council | |
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| Snohomish County, Washington | |
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| Leadership | |
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Chairperson
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Vice Chair
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 5 |
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Political groups
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Democratic Party Republican Party |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 8, 2016 (special election) Council District 5; Lake Stevens Council President Sam Low (R) defeated appointed Council Member Hans Dunshee (D) |
| Meeting place | |
| Henry M. Jackson Boardroom Robert J. Drewel Building Everett, Washington |
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| Website | |
| Snohomish County Council | |
The Snohomish County Council is the legislative body of Snohomish County, Washington. The county council was created in 1979 and consists of five members serving four-year terms.
The county council was created on November 6, 1979 by Snohomish County voters as part of a home rule charter, which replaced the traditional three-member county commission with a five-member council and county executive. The first two new councilmembers was elected on March 11, 1980, joining the three existing commissioners who would continue to serve until 1983, when all seats were up for re-election.
In 2016, the county's Charter Review Commission explored expanding the council to seven members after the next redistricting.
The council consists of five members representing five geographic districts of equal population. Each member serves a four-year term during a regular election held during November on odd-numbered years. No member can serve more than three total terms.
Districts are redrawn every ten years by an independent Districting Committee using United States Census data.
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