Richard McIver
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Richard McIver was a member of the Seattle City Council
. He was selected from 114 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Council in January 1997, was elected to the position that fall, and was reelected in 2001 and 2005. As of October 2007 he was chair of the Finance & Budget and Budget Committees, vice-chair of the Economic Development & Neighborhoods Committee, and a member of the Housing, Human Services & Health Committee.
Councilmember McIver chaired the City Council’s Housing & Economic Development Committee. He was vice-chair of the Environment, Emergency Management and Utilities Committee and was a member of the Transportation Committee. He was an alternate member of the Energy & Technology Committee. (From 2004 through 2007 he was the chair of the Council’s Budget & Finance Committee.)
He also served on the board of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, a quasi governmental agency working to increase housing affordability and access through the promotion of homeownership and the development of non-profit low income housing.
For the two year period of 2003-2004, Councilmember McIver served as President of the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) (www.psrc.org), an association of cities, counties, ports, and state agencies from King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap Counties working collaboratively to develop policies and make decisions regarding regional growth, economic development, and transportation issues.
Prior to his tenure on the Seattle City Council, Mr. McIver gained extensive public and private sector experience in community and economic development programs at both the local and national levels. As a senior level consultant, he managed and evaluated rehabilitation of affordable housing, urban renewal, neighborhood development, and historic preservation efforts.
Immediately prior to his 1997 appointment to the Council, Mr. McIver served as the Executive Director of the Washington Association for Community Economic Development (WACED), a statewide association of community-based non-profit organizations committed to revitalization of disadvantaged communities. WACED provided technical assistance and training to its members. Mr. McIver also served as Development Director for the Tacoma Housing Authority, where he was responsible for acquisition, rehabilitation, development, and construction of affordable housing projects.
Other positions previously held by Mr. McIver included his ownership of Comprehensive Planning & Development, a private management consulting business; Director of the Community & Economic Development Assistance Center at A.L. Nellum & Associates, where he administered a HUD funded effort to provide technical assistance in community and economic development to 21 communities with significant minority populations in 20 states; and as Field Director and Project Manager for the Rehabilitation Advisory Services at the National League of Cities.
Beginning in the early 1960s, Mr. McIver worked for the City of Seattle in the Departments of City Planning, Office of Urban Renewal, and the Department of Community Development. He has served as a board member and officer of a number of community organizations, including the Washington Community Development Loan Fund, Cascadia Revolving Loan Fund, University of Washington Business & Economic Development Program Advisory Committee, the local Big Brothers & Sisters, Center for Urban Studies, and Neighborhood House.
from Western Washington University
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Richard J. McIver, is a fifth-generation Seattleite, having started at Horace Mann Elementary School, and graduated from Garfield High School. He was first appointed to fill a vacancy on the City Council in early 1997, and was subsequently elected to full four-year terms in November, 1997, 2001, and 2005.
He is a graduate of Western Washington University, Fairhaven College, with an Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Development, with majors in Urban Planning & Finance. In 2003, he was named “Distinguished Alumnus” by the Western Washington University Alumni Association.
McIver stated that he "was probably drunk" when he "grabbed his wife's throat and arm repeatedly while he went on a profane tirade yelling at her," according to the police report.
McIver's wife, Marlaina Kiner-McIver, was in court and said she was not afraid of her husband. "I believe we have some work we have to do for our marriage, but I'm not afraid of him and I don't believe an incident like this will ever happen again," Kiner-McIver said. McIver was released on personal recognizance under conditions that he abides by a court order barring contact between him and his wife, and that he refrain from alcohol and surrender his concealed weapons permit and personal firearms.
McIver was formally charged October 17, 2007 with fourth degree assault, a domestic violence charge. At the hearing, his wife "acknowledged calling 911 and hanging up because of concerns about her husband's political career"
Charges were subsequently dropped as his wife refused to testify and insufficient admissible evidence to continue to prosecute the case.
McIver more recently was accused by Seattle's Ethics office of violating the city's conflict-of-interest law by awarding a $37,000 no-bid contract to a company affiliated with a longtime friend who has hosted the councilmember's annual vacations to a Virgin Islands condominium. McIver stated that he had "declined to pay a settlement penalty presented by the Ethics and Elections Commission executive director and [he] intend to vigorously challenge these baseless charges."
McIver subsequently agreed to pay a $1,000 fine, but elected to use tax dollars to pay the fine, exploiting an unusual loophole in City law
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. He was selected from 114 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Council in January 1997, was elected to the position that fall, and was reelected in 2001 and 2005. As of October 2007 he was chair of the Finance & Budget and Budget Committees, vice-chair of the Economic Development & Neighborhoods Committee, and a member of the Housing, Human Services & Health Committee.
Councilmember McIver chaired the City Council’s Housing & Economic Development Committee. He was vice-chair of the Environment, Emergency Management and Utilities Committee and was a member of the Transportation Committee. He was an alternate member of the Energy & Technology Committee. (From 2004 through 2007 he was the chair of the Council’s Budget & Finance Committee.)
He also served on the board of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, a quasi governmental agency working to increase housing affordability and access through the promotion of homeownership and the development of non-profit low income housing.
Background
Councilmember McIver served on the Sound Transit Board for eleven years (1997-2007), including service as vice chair of the agency’s Finance Committee. Over the years he made recommendations on annual capital and operating budgets, financial plans, and monitored the progress of the adopted budgets and investments.For the two year period of 2003-2004, Councilmember McIver served as President of the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) (www.psrc.org), an association of cities, counties, ports, and state agencies from King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap Counties working collaboratively to develop policies and make decisions regarding regional growth, economic development, and transportation issues.
Prior to his tenure on the Seattle City Council, Mr. McIver gained extensive public and private sector experience in community and economic development programs at both the local and national levels. As a senior level consultant, he managed and evaluated rehabilitation of affordable housing, urban renewal, neighborhood development, and historic preservation efforts.
Immediately prior to his 1997 appointment to the Council, Mr. McIver served as the Executive Director of the Washington Association for Community Economic Development (WACED), a statewide association of community-based non-profit organizations committed to revitalization of disadvantaged communities. WACED provided technical assistance and training to its members. Mr. McIver also served as Development Director for the Tacoma Housing Authority, where he was responsible for acquisition, rehabilitation, development, and construction of affordable housing projects.
Other positions previously held by Mr. McIver included his ownership of Comprehensive Planning & Development, a private management consulting business; Director of the Community & Economic Development Assistance Center at A.L. Nellum & Associates, where he administered a HUD funded effort to provide technical assistance in community and economic development to 21 communities with significant minority populations in 20 states; and as Field Director and Project Manager for the Rehabilitation Advisory Services at the National League of Cities.
Beginning in the early 1960s, Mr. McIver worked for the City of Seattle in the Departments of City Planning, Office of Urban Renewal, and the Department of Community Development. He has served as a board member and officer of a number of community organizations, including the Washington Community Development Loan Fund, Cascadia Revolving Loan Fund, University of Washington Business & Economic Development Program Advisory Committee, the local Big Brothers & Sisters, Center for Urban Studies, and Neighborhood House.
Biography
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from Western Washington University
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.http://www.seattle.gov/council/mciver/biography.htm
Richard J. McIver, is a fifth-generation Seattleite, having started at Horace Mann Elementary School, and graduated from Garfield High School. He was first appointed to fill a vacancy on the City Council in early 1997, and was subsequently elected to full four-year terms in November, 1997, 2001, and 2005.
He is a graduate of Western Washington University, Fairhaven College, with an Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Development, with majors in Urban Planning & Finance. In 2003, he was named “Distinguished Alumnus” by the Western Washington University Alumni Association.
Arrest on domestic-violence charges
On October 10, 2007, McIver was arrested at his South Seattle home on domestic-violence charges following an altercation that occurred with his wife early that morning.McIver stated that he "was probably drunk" when he "grabbed his wife's throat and arm repeatedly while he went on a profane tirade yelling at her," according to the police report.
McIver's wife, Marlaina Kiner-McIver, was in court and said she was not afraid of her husband. "I believe we have some work we have to do for our marriage, but I'm not afraid of him and I don't believe an incident like this will ever happen again," Kiner-McIver said. McIver was released on personal recognizance under conditions that he abides by a court order barring contact between him and his wife, and that he refrain from alcohol and surrender his concealed weapons permit and personal firearms.
McIver was formally charged October 17, 2007 with fourth degree assault, a domestic violence charge. At the hearing, his wife "acknowledged calling 911 and hanging up because of concerns about her husband's political career"
Charges were subsequently dropped as his wife refused to testify and insufficient admissible evidence to continue to prosecute the case.
McIver more recently was accused by Seattle's Ethics office of violating the city's conflict-of-interest law by awarding a $37,000 no-bid contract to a company affiliated with a longtime friend who has hosted the councilmember's annual vacations to a Virgin Islands condominium. McIver stated that he had "declined to pay a settlement penalty presented by the Ethics and Elections Commission executive director and [he] intend to vigorously challenge these baseless charges."
McIver subsequently agreed to pay a $1,000 fine, but elected to use tax dollars to pay the fine, exploiting an unusual loophole in City law