Council Rules Of Procedure 2020
The City of Ilwaco has an immediate need and is accepting Declaration of Interest Applications for Council Position No. 5, a vacancy created by the resignation of Councilmember Kristen Mathison. The appointee will serve until the term is filled by election in November 2023. Applicants must be a registered voter in Pacific County at the time of application and have resided within the Ilwaco city limits for at least one year.
The City Council meets regularly on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6:00 p.m., in the Ilwaco Community Building. Occasional Council workshops and committee meetings may be scheduled during business and/or evening hours.
Applications will be accepted in person at 120 First Ave N or via mail to PO Box 548, Ilwaco, WA 98624, until June 6, 2022. The Ilwaco City Council will hold applicant interviews during the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for June 13, 2022.
Mayor
MIKE CASSINELLI
Email: mayor@ilwaco-wa.gov
Served as Councilmember from January 2004 through December 2009
Served as Mayor from January 2010 through December 2017
Elected November 2021 to a 4 Year Term
beginning January 2022 and ending December 2025
City Council Members
Position 1
DAVE CUNDIFF
Email: council1@ilwaco-wa.gov
Committees: Public Safety, Parks/City Property
Partial Term Served November 2019 to December 2021
Elected November 2021 to a 4 Year Term
beginning January 2022 and ending December 2025
Position 2
MARGARITA CULLIMORE
Email: council2@ilwaco-wa.gov
Committees: Finance/Planning, Human Resources, Marketing
Elected November 2021 to a 4 Year Term
beginning January 2022 and ending December 2025
Position 3
JON QUITTNER
Email: council3@ilwaco-wa.gov
Committees: Parks/City Property, Human Resources
Partial Term Served November 2019 to December 2021
Elected November 2021 to a new 4 year term
beginning January 2022 and ending December 2025
Position 4
MATT LESSNAU
Email: council4@ilwaco-wa.gov
Committees: Utilities/Streets, Finance/Planning
Appointed to the vacant seat March 2017
Partial term served November 2017 to December 2019
Elected November 2019 to a new 4 Year Term
beginning January 2020 and ending December 2023
Councilmember Lessnau has made his home in Ilwaco for the last 7 years. He graduated from Ilwaco High School in 2006, and is a 2010 University of Washington alumni with a BA in Aeronautics & Astronautics. Councilmember Lessnau's primary goal as an elected official is to "revitalize our community by cultivating opportunities for Ilwaco businesses, infrastructure development, and creating region-leading recreational opportunities for our citizens and guests." Matt works for Adrift Distillers in Long Beach, Washington. He enjoys creating memories with his wife Kacia, and their two children Maeva (4) and Archer (2), entertaining guests, cooking, barbecuing, sampling the Pacific Northwest's finest beer, wine, and spirits, mushroom foraging, and playing Xbox.
Position 5
GARY FORNER
Email: council5@ilwaco-wa.gov
Committees: Utilities/Streets, Marketing
First Appointment to vacant seat January 2010, Partial term served January 2010 to December 2011
Elected November 2011 to a new 4 Year Term, Full term served January 2012 to December 2015
Re-elected November 2015 to a new 4 Year Term, Partial term served January 2016 to December 2017
Elected as Mayor November 2017, Full Mayoral term served January 2018 to December 2021
Re-appointed to vacant seat June 2022, Partial term ending December 2023