Port Commissioner’s Lawyer Argues Details of Recall Petition
Port of Seattle Commissioner Pat Davis’ defense against a recall petition in front of the state Supreme Court may hinge on a technicality.
K&L Gates partner Suzanne Thomas told the court that Davis’ signature on an Oct. 10, 2006, memo to former port Chief Executive Mic Dinsmore, extending his salary for up to one year after he retired, “was not based on a gift of funds but rather a transition process to keep Dinsmore in office until a successor was found.”