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Group Photo of 2024 City Council. Top Row, Left to Right. Culver, Herbig, Marshall, Loutsis. Bottom row, Left to Right. Srebnik, O'Cain, Sasson.

Top: Councilmember Jon Culver, Mayor Nigel Herbig, Councilmember Joe Marshall, Councilmember Nathan Loutsis. Bottom: Councilmember Debra Srebnik, Deputy Mayor Melanie O'Cain, Councilmember Valerie Sasson

The City of Kenmore operates under a Council-Manager form of government. In this form, the elected seven-member City Council appoints a city manager to provide management direction of all city departments and activities in accordance with Council policies and direction. The City Council is responsible for establishing City policies; enacting and amending City laws; adopting the biennial budget and appointing citizen boards and commissions. City Councilmembers serve staggered four-year terms. All Councilmembers are “at-large” meaning that they serve the City as a whole as opposed to a specific district. The Council selects one of its members to serve as mayor and a second as deputy mayor for two-year terms.

In addition,  City Councilmembers serve on various boards and committees. The current committee list can be found here: 2024 Council Committees

Connect with Council

There are four easy ways to connect with Kenmore City Council:
Coffee with Council
Public Comments
Email the City Clerk's Office
Email Councilmembers

City Council Meetings 

Unless otherwise posted the meetings are held at 7:00 PM the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays of each month on-site in the Council Chambers. Additionally, we try to provide access to the meeting virtually via Zoom webinar and YouTube livestream. 

City Council agendas are available to the public from the City Clerk’s office the Friday prior to the Monday meeting and are posted on the City's website. Agendas are also posted at Kenmore City Hall and copies will always be available at the Council meeting.

Meetings are open to the public, and public comments are accepted at the beginning of regular, non-work session meetings.

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Upcoming City Council Meetings

City Council Contact Information and Biographies

Click below to read the Councilmember biographies.

Marshall, Joe

Headshot of Councilmember Joe Marshall, taken in 2024
  • Departments:City Council
  • Divisions:Part Time Staff
  • Title:Councilmember
  • Phone:(425) 398-8900
  • Email:

Councilmember Marshall currently holds Position No. 2 on the City Council.

  • Current term January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2025

Joe grew up in Kenmore and is a proud IHS grad, B.A. UW, M.F.A. Cornell, J.D. UW. An attorney in practice since 1999, Joe has served as a public defender, represented the Northshore Fire District and Northshore Utility District, as well as local property owners and businesses, and served as President of Northshore Rotary and Board Member on the Cascadia College Foundation. He married his high school sweetheart Leanne in the Grotto at St. Edward State Park, and their two sons attend Northshore public schools. 

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