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2015-2016 Bethel City Council Member Attendance

Bethel City Council Elections are Tuesday, and we’re taking a look at the current council’s attendance over the past year. All these numbers are out of 47 total regularly scheduled and special meetings between October 19, 2015 and September 27, 2016.

Here are the numbers:

From the highest to the lowest, Leif Albertson missed the most meetings with 13 absences from the 47 meetings.  Zach Fansler followed with 10 absences. Byron Maczynski and Nikki Hoffman tied with nine. Alisha Welch had seven absences, Rick Robb five, Chuck Herman four, and Mary Weiss two.

Now, let’s look at members arriving late to meetings.

Maczynski arrived late to the highest number of meetings with 16 tardies. Fansler and Hoffman tied with five tardies each. Robb and Welch both had three. Only Albertson and Weiss were not late to any of the meetings they attended.

Lastly, we’re looking at members leaving meetings early.

Maczynski left the most meetings early with six early departures. Hoffman and Welch both left four meetings early. Albertson and Herman both left three meetings early, and Robb left one meeting early. Only Fansler and Weiss did not leave any of the meetings that they attended before they adjourned.

In summary, Albertson missed the most meetings while Maczynski arrived late and departed early from the most meetings.

A couple caveats: Chuck Herman resigned from council on June 15 to travel and attend graduate school, which means Herman was in office for 34 meetings; Mary Weiss joined council on June 28 to replace him and has been in office for 12 meetings.

Here's how this relates to Tuesday’s elections: Byron Maczynski and Mary Weiss’s terms are ending, and both names will be on tomorrow’s city council ballots.  Zach Fansler’s term is also ending, but he is not seeking reelection. Remaining on the  Council are Leif Albertson, Nikki Hoffman, Rick Robb, and Alisha Welch.

Note: The note at the bottom of the chart has been updated to offer more information on the attendance count. Attendance numbers were taken from City of Bethel City Council meeting minutes and KYUK records. Regular meetings occur the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. 

Anna Rose MacArthur served as KYUK's News Director from 2015-2022.