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		<title>And the candidates are . . .</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/03/04/and-the-candidates-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nine Ocean Shores residents have applied to replace Peggy Berry, who recently resigned from the City Council. (Now eight, after one dropped out.) The North Coast News invited the applicants, who will give oral presentations to council on Monday, to summarize who they are, and why they want the job.
Daniel Overton responded on Tuesday, too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Hall update</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/02/15/town-hall-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email from a councilor, yesterday: &#8220;there will be a town hall meeting on March 20 2011 at 3PM at the Convention Center with no City staff present.  Citizens and the Council will interface on any subject for as long as necessary  to hear from all.&#8221;
I emailed back, asking: can the vote on a City Administrator be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put on your thinking caps</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/02/11/put-on-your-thinking-caps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for another of our popular &#8220;study sessions,&#8221; in which City Council and the Mayor of Ocean Shores ponder various topics. The public is invited to watch and listen to the governmental minds at work, but, alas, no public participation is generally permitted.



City Council Study Session






Monday
February 14, 2011
2:00 PM
Ocean Shores Convention Center
120 Chance A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Administrator, anyone?</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/02/02/city-administrator-anyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the agenda for the City Council meeting on  Monday, Feb. 7: An  Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Ocean Shores, Washington,  creating the position of City Administrator . . .  city admin ordinance
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		<title>Ocean Shores &#8220;Gallop Poll&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/30/ocean-shores-gallop-poll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gallup? We don&#8217;t need no stinkin&#8217; Gallup! Who needs a multi-million dollar agency? Let&#8217;s do our own &#8220;Gallop Poll.&#8221; Topic 1:
How is the Ocean Shores government doing? Rate the following, from 0 (lowest, duh) to 10 (highest, double-duh):
City Council (Rate individually, or as a whole, or both):
-Peggy Berry
-Gordon Broadbent
-Dave Creighton
-Bob Crumpacker
-Jackie Farra
-John Lynn
-Dick Skewis
Mayor: 
-Garland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council &#8220;special/regular&#8221; agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/14/council-specialregular-agenda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seemingly contradictory &#8220;special regular&#8221; meaning the usual meeting, but on a different night (Wednesday instead of Monday). Settlement with former Fire Chief Hodges highlights a busy night:
City of Ocean Shores Special Regular City Council Meeting



WEDNESDAY
January 19, 2011
6:00 PM
Ocean Shores Convention Center
120 Chance A La Mer
Ocean Shores, Washington



























 


Call to Order









 


Roll Call









 


Flag Salute









 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New O.S. finance director hired</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/13/new-finance-director-hired/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press release from Ocean Shores Mayor Garland French:
It is my pleasure to announce that Mr. Steven Ensley has been selected as Finance Director. Steve and his wife Carol have been long part time residents of Ocean Shores and full time residents and registered voters for the last six years.
Steve has successfully undergone an extensive interview [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on the city attorney</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/12/more-on-the-city-attorney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/12/more-on-the-city-attorney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s North Coast News has an article on the work, and fees, of Art Blauvelt, the contracted city attorney for Ocean Shores. Here are a few sample invoices from a public records request, click on any of the three to see in larger size, if that&#8217;s still not big enough to read, try holding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a meeting: Mayor&#8217;s salary, Fire Station, LID funding</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/09/what-a-meeting-mayors-salary-fire-station-lid-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2011/01/09/what-a-meeting-mayors-salary-fire-station-lid-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming Friday marks the third anniversary of one of the most momentous (to use a cliche&#8216;) City Council meetings in Ocean Shores history. At the Jan. 14, 2008 meeting, council unanimously approved $24.5 million in interim financing for the Street LID project; and unanimously approved a resolution to set the Mayor&#8217;s salary at $500 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exempt Employee agreements/salaries</title>
		<link>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2010/12/29/exempt-employee-agreementssalaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northcoastnews.com/2010/12/29/exempt-employee-agreementssalaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Scanlon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Related to a story in today&#8217;s North Coast News, on how some salaries have risen more than 30 percent, in less than five years. As noted in the story, Mike Styner has been the Fire as well as Police chief for more than a year; and the new Library director, based on how new hires [...]]]></description>
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