Pro and Con Committee Recruitment - Open now through July 11, 2025
City of Mercer Island
Pro and Con Committees for Upcoming Public Safety and Maintenance Facility Bond
June 23, 2025 - On June 17, 2025, the City Council unanimously voted to approve the schematic design for the Public Safety and Maintenance Facility, set the project budget at $103,900,000 and directed the City Manager to prepare a bond ordinance to fund the Facility for placement on the November 4, 2025 General Election ballot.
The Public Safety and Maintenance Facility would replace the existing Public Works Buildings, Yard, and City Hall building and provide a new combined home for the City’s Public Works team, Police Department, Emergency Operations Center, IT & GIS team, and customer service team. This is a major, critical investment in the staff teams and facilities which are foundational for basic City operations, public safety, customer service, and emergency response coordination.
The City Council will conduct the first reading of the bond ordinance on July 1 and adoption of the ordinance is anticipated at the July 15, 2025 meeting. Also at the July 15 meeting, the City Council will appoint members to the Pro and Con committees.
King County Elections and Washington State Law establishes that the City of Mercer Island may organize the appointment of committees to prepare statements in favor of and in opposition to ballot measures. The City is seeking applications from interested community members to serve in these roles.
Pro and Con Committees Requirements
Each committee will be limited to three members. The primary role of each committee is to prepare a statement in favor of or in opposition to the ballot measure respectively.
Each committee is required to submit their respective statements (200-word/four paragraphs limit) to King County Elections by August 12, 2025. Rebuttal statements (75-word/two paragraph limit) are due by August 14, 2025. All materials are due by 4:30pm on the day of the deadline.
More information on the King County Elections website in the Local Voters’ Pamphlet.
How to Apply for Pro or Con Committees
If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please submit an application (available here) to City Clerk Andrea Larson by email (cityclerk@mercerisland.gov) before 12:00pm on July 11, 2025. Please limit your application statement to 300 words.
The City Council will review the applications and make appointments to the pro and con committees at the regular City Council Meeting on July 15, 2025.
Additional information and applications are available online at: https://letstalk.mercergov.org/public-safety-and-maintenance-facility-project. Requests for an application can also be made by contacting the City Clerk, phone: 206-275-7793 or email: cityclerk@mercerisland.gov.
Andrea Larson, CMC
City Clerk
