Recently elected, John Joplin plans to take his new position on the Brier City Council at the next council meeting.
Joplin has won election to the city’s council-at-large position that Councilman Dennis Nick has held by appointment since former Councilwoman Ona Gem resigned for active Navy duty.
By being elected to a “short and full term,” Joplin won the two-year council-at-large term that begins in January plus the remaining time on the current term.
Candidates elected to those short and full terms can take office as soon as the county certifies election results. That’s why Dave Earling took office as Edmonds mayor just after county officials certified the election Nov. 29 and Benjamin Goodwin took a position on the Lynnwood City Council the next day.
Joplin plans a swearing-in ceremony at the Dec. 13 council meeting.
That would leave Nick out of office for three weeks until his new four-year term begins in January. Nick said Sunday that he won’t know about his status until the Dec. 13 meeting.
Nick gave up the two-year council-at-large position to seek a four-year term for an open seat. Nick’s new term starts in January.
It will mark another change in Nick’s council career.
Nick won election to a four-year term in 2005 but lost a re-election bid in 2009 by two votes after a hand recount. Then, when Gem resigned in 2010, the council appointed Nick to fill the position.
In certified results of the Nov. 8 general election, Nick defeated opponent Eric Teegarden 61 percent to 39 percent for the position that Councilwoman Catie Corpron-Smith now holds.
Joplin won without opposition as did incumbent council members Dale Kaemingk and Karin Steele.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com
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