Bonney Lake’s mayor has resigned to take another job. Who will fill his vacant seat?
The city of Bonney Lake needs a new mayor.
Michael McCullough announced his plan to step down as mayor March 5 during the council workshop. He has accepted a job as an assistant prosecuting attorney with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
“I have to look after my family,” McCullough said during the workshop. “The benefits of taking this job (are) just too great for the benefit of my family.”
The Bonney Lake City Council will discuss what will happen to the vacant seat March 12 during the council meeting. The meeting will be held in person at 9002 Main St. E. and virtually on Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 287 370 705 513).
Attendees can speak during the citizen comments part of the meeting.
The City Council has two options: find a qualified applicant or appoint a current council member. If one of the seven council members becomes the mayor, there will be a vacant seat on the council.
Deputy Mayor Terry Carter said during the council workshop that he would be interested in becoming mayor. Council member Kerri Hubler also expressed interest in the vacant seat.
Council member Gwendolyn Fullerton said during the council workshop that a current council member should be appointed as mayor so that they are already caught up with what is happening in the city.
Council member Dan Roach said during the council workshop that he does not think it would be bad to put an application out to the public for those who may be interested in becoming mayor.
McCullough was sworn into office in 2022, after he won an election that ended Neil Johnson Jr.’s 15-year tenure as the city’s mayor. The News Tribune reported in November 2021 that McCullough worked as a public defender at the King County Department of Public Defense.
