{"id":2252151,"date":"2024-05-24T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-councilmember-asks-for-pause-to-kcrha-ceo-search-as-candidates-withdraw\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:11:06","slug":"seattle-councilmember-asks-for-pause-to-kcrha-ceo-search-as-candidates-withdraw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-councilmember-asks-for-pause-to-kcrha-ceo-search-as-candidates-withdraw\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Councilmember requests delay in KCRHA CEO search due to candidate withdrawals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-councilmember-asks-for-pause-to-kcrha-ceo-search-as-candidates-withdraw%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2252151&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Seattle Councilmember Cathy Moore has called for a halt to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority&#8217;s CEO search \u200cfollowing multiple candidate\u2063 withdrawals. This request comes after Interim CEO Darrell Powell\u2062 withdrew, citing concerns with the organization&#8217;s structure. Moore, a\u200d member of the committees involved, urges a reconsideration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broward-county-school-board-member-admits-she-was-intimidated-into-covering-up-safety-failures-that-contributed-to-marjory-stoneman-douglas-massacre\/\" title=\"Broward County School Board Member Admits She Was \u2018Intimidated\u2019 Into Covering Up Safety Failures That Contributed To Marjory Stoneman Douglas Massacre\">search process<\/a>. Seattle Councilmember Cathy \u2064Moore has urged a pause in the\u2064 King County Regional Homelessness\u2062 Authority&#8217;s CEO search due to several candidate withdrawals. Interim CEO Darrell Powell stepped down, citing structural concerns. Moore, involved in the committees, calls for a review of the search process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is asking the King County Regional Homelessness Authority to pause its search for a permanent CEO after more candidates back out of the hiring process.<\/p>\n<p>KCRHA has been searching for a permanent CEO since Marc Dones <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_fce3ecac-f4dd-11ed-98bd-4b51a0aff69e.html\">stepped down<\/a><\/strong> from the position in May 2023 due to burnout.<\/p>\n<p>The current Interim CEO Darrell Powell informed KCRHA of his decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_6f3e7652-16e6-11ef-b4f5-a78703f0fe66.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>withdraw from the interview process<\/strong><\/a> in a May 16 letter. Powell cited issues with the agency\u2019s three committee structure for why he withdrew his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Powell has been joined by another candidate in withdrawing their candidacy, leaving only one of the three finalists for the permanent CEO position left for consideration. In turn, Moore, who is a member of the KCRHA\u2019s Governing Committee and CEO Search Committee, wants the agency to pause the search and reassess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen two out of the three finalists you\u2019re interviewing withdraw their candidacy in close succession, it\u2019s clear there is a larger problem,\u201d Moore said in a statement. \u201cGiven the myriad of challenges facing KCRHA, it is imperative that we make the best hiring decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/2024\/05\/23\/seattle-city-councilmember-moore-calls-for-pause-in-kcrha-ceo-search-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>press release<\/strong><\/a> from Moore\u2019s office, the CEO search process has involved numerous leaks about confidential information despite all search committee members signing confidentiality agreements with at least one of the finalists citing those breaches of confidentiality in their withdrawal from consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Moore added that some CEO Search Committee members were not notified of the candidacy withdrawals until the day before the final interview was scheduled and others reported not being notified at all.<\/p>\n<p>KCRHA has three separate boards that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-gop-introduces-largest-package-of-iran-sanctions-in-history\/\" title=\"Congressional GOP Introduces Largest Package of Iran Sanctions in History\">oversight authority<\/a>: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-mayor-removed-after-refusing-to-back-down-to-the-woke-mob-during-pride-month\/\" title=\"GOP Mayor Ousted for Defying Woke Mob in Pride Month\">governing committee<\/a>, the implementation board, and the Seattle King County Continuum of Care Board, which is in charge of applying for federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for homelessness assistance.<\/p>\n<p>In Powell\u2019s letter, he noted that the KCRHA\u2019s three dozen-some members across three committees cause competing approaches and adversarial philosophies.<\/p>\n<p>KCRHA previously told The Center Square that it was in the process of combining the governing committee and implementation board.<\/p>\n<p>The KCRHA CEO Search Committee told The Center Square in an email that it is not uncommon for finalist candidates to withdraw from the hiring process when it comes to filling a CEO position at a large, complex agency.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe final candidate is qualified and enthusiastic about leading the regional effort to address homelessness in King County,\u201d the search committee stated. \u201cWe are interviewing the remaining candidate with the same rigor and standards we would for any finalist and are committed to selecting the right person for this position.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle Councilmember Moore urges King County Regional Homelessness Authority to halt CEO search as additional candidates withdraw. 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