City of Montesano City Council

Monthly Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Time:  7:00 p.m.

Place:  Council Chambers at City Hall

E-mail: kpowell@montesano.us, with attention to the desired council member/s.
By phone: leave message at City Hall: (360) 249-3021, extension 109. 

• Selected by the City Council on June 9, 2008, to serve the remaining term of vacated position.
• Elected to four-year term November 2009. Term expires 12/31/13.
• Serves on the Finance, Public Safety, and Personnel Committees.
• Represents Council on the Tech Committee, joining City Police Chief Ray Sowers and City Administration/Finance Director Kristy Powell.
• Chris lives in Montesano with his wife and two daughters.
• City Vision: A nice, diverse, open, and friendly community that I can age in and my children will say they enjoyed growing up in.
  

• Elected to a four-year term November 2009. Term expires 12/31/13.
• Serves on the Forestry, Public Works, and Parks & Recreation Committees.
• Alternate member of the Finance and Public Safety Committees.
• Born in Shelton, WA, and has been a Montesano resident for the past 32 years, where he lives with his wife Tammy.  The Howards have three daughters and three grandchildren residing in Montesano.
• Occupation: Member of Carpenters Local 317 Employed by Rognlin's Inc.of Aberdeen since 1999.
• Interests include hunting, fishing, gardening, amateur vintner, spending time with family.

• First elected to the Council in November, 2005.
• Re-elected November 2009.  Term expires 12/31/13.
• 2010 Mayor Pro Tem.
• Serves on the Finance, Parks and Rec, and Personnel Committees.
• Alternate member of the Personnel Committee.
• Represents the City on the Parks Board.
• Serves on the Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, and Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO) Committees.
• Occupation: Office supervisor for the Washington State Dept. of Licensing.  Has been employed by the State for 34 years.
• Moved to Montesano from Kent, WA in 1999 with wife Kristie and son, now grown.  The Herrington's also have two grown daughers and two grandsons.
• Born in Spokane, WA and graduated from Mead High School in 1972.
• Interests: Hunting, fishing, working in the yard.
• City Vision: A city where all citizens can enjoy the many advantages and benefits of small town life.

• First elected to the Council in November, 2007.  Current term expires 12/31/11.
• Serves on the Economic Development Council (EDC).
• Serves on the Finance Committee.
• Alternate member of the Public Works Committee.
• Serves as the Legislative Contact for the Association of Washington Cities ( AWC).
• Occupation:  Chief Financial Officer for the Grays Harbor PUD. Prior to his current position, Doug served as an Assistant Audit Manager for the Washington State Auditor's Office.
• Doug was born in Baltimore Maryland, grew up in Tumwater, and moved to Montesano with his wife Kim in 1998.  They have a son Cole, born in 2000, and a daughter Brooke, born in 2003.
• Favorite activities: Coaching youth soccer and baseball and playing golf.
• City Vision: I would like to see the City maintain its status as the jewel of Grays Harbor. I want to promote responsible growth and economical development while maintaining our small town feel.

•  Lyle Powell was selected by the City Council at its regular meeting on February 10, 2009, to serve out the remaining term vacated by Nick Swinhart, who accepted employment out of state.
• Elected November 2009 to serve the remainder of the Position 5 term, which expires 12/31/11.
• Serves on the Forestry, Public Works, and Public Safety Committees.
• Alternate member of the Parks and Rec Committee.
• Serves as the City's representative on the Grays Harbor Council of Governments.
• Originally from Southern California, Lyle worked as a lineman for Southern Cal Edison before moving to Utah. While living in Utah he worked as lineman, Foreman, and for the past 15 years as the Distribution Manager for the local power system.
• For the past 4 years, Lyle has worked as Safety/ Environmental Coordinator for Grays Harbor PUD.
• Lyle serves on many committees outside of City memberships, including Washington State Apprentice Training Council (WSATC), Employers Electrical Communication Safety Committee (EECSC), and Electrical Utilities Safety Advisory Committee (EUSAC), PUD representative to the Chamber of Commerce for Montesano City.
• He and his wife, Kristy live in Montesano with their son Justin, two dogs, and one cat. They are the parents of five children and six grandchildren.

• First elected to the Council in November, 2005. 
• Re-elected November 2009.  Term expires 12/31/13.
• Serves on the Forestry, Public Works, Parks and Recreation
  Committees.
• Alternate member of the Personnel Committee.
• Has lived in the Montesano area for 56 years.
• Employed by the United States Postal Service.
• Married to wife, Peggy, for 34 years.
• Rich and Peggy have two grown sons, both married with a total of five grand children.

• Selected by the City Council on November 12, 2008, to serve the remaining term of vacated position.
• Elected November 2009 to serve the remainder of the Position 7 term, which expires 12/31/11.
• Serves on the Public Safety and Personnel Committees.
• Alternate member of the Forestry Committee.
• Represents the Council on the Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO), joining City Police Chief Ray Sowers, City Public Works Director Mike Wincewicz, City Asst. Public Works Director Russ Burke, and engineers Ollivant and Jones.