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Know Your City Government
Woodinville's is a Council-Manager system of government where seven equal Councilmembers acts as a Legislative body and hire a professional City Manager to perform all day-to-day operations.
In our system the "mayor" title is ceremonial. They are just a councilmember who also runs the meetings.
Council Meetings are public and your comments are welcome: 7pm on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at City Hall.
Public comments are always accepted at the start and end of the meeting; 3 minutes per-person. Virtual comments are possible by prior arrangement [details on the city website].
Email City Council at: citycouncil@ci.woodinville.wa.us
Structure of Woodinville's Government
Showing the flow of power from "We the People" to city actions
Open Government by Law
OPMA: What is it, what is a violation, and what penalties apply
Can they ask for that? NO
No city official (elected or staff) can ever ask for or accept a "special privilege" - it's a crime.
2022 Year In Review
Summary and Overview
It was a busy year for the City Council. This video covers some key points that others in this set expand.
City Map
Woodinville City Limits and Zoning
2022 zoning map of Woodinville
Compensation Commission
In spring 2022, as residents were thinking of vacations -- four newly elected City Councilmembers tried to change their own pay without an election.
OneWoodinville's analysis shows the council is paid properly compared to all other King County cities. All the other arguments for a change were transparently self-serving.
Update: The Compensation Commission ordinance (WMC#735) passed, but the commission seats were not filled after community reaction. When two of the Mayor's hand-picked candidates backed out, he was left with options that he could not predict/control. Only then did other new council members reconsider, tabling the topic.
Public records released months after the vote, PROVE three councilmembers (at least) colluded to fill the Compensation Commission with "their" people.
The Compensation Commission is came back, January 2024 after Mike Millman was re-elect he proposed five commissioners with zero public engagement or application period. This hand picked group include three that lived in his apartment complex (including one employee of the complex which was exempted from all future affordable housing requirements by Millman.
In the end the commission met just twice times, accepting public comment only in the second meeting, and gave the City Council an immediate 67% raise (the weak-mayor role received a 70% raise).
The entire process was flawed and dishonest.
2023-2024 Budget
During late 2022 City Council debated the next two year budget. Their decisions did not match the citizen desires, favoring instead developers and themselves.
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