There is something illogical in the Kirkland City Council’s thinking when they hired Mr. Triplett for City Manager. Supposedly, his credentials made him qualified for the job.

If so, his credentials did nothing to keep the county out of trouble.

We can expect the same.

He was just a rubber stamp who used his extensive training to be a yes man regardless of the consequences to the general public. He will give in to council. He will be getting paid for something he or we don’t need, yet another yes man that advises council on things like annexation that put us into greater debts, that locked doors and removed trash cans, that reduced our police coverage and response times, that pays outside agencies three times more than what we receive in benefits, that did not allow us an advisory vote on annexation, and that has yet to show he’s committed to putting Kirkland first. If the action of King County Council reflects his advice, we are in trouble.

It didn’t take many credentials just to rubber stamp King County Council decisions. If so, he is overqualified for the job and getting paid too much for what he will do. He will become a “yes” man in Kirkland supposedly presenting only those sides of issues that council wants to hear. That does not take too many qualifications. It does require an unbreakable nose.

It will be the City Manager’s job to implement council decisions, decisions based on what they are told by staff. Why hire someone who uses their highly paid unnecessary skills just to rubber stamp what council decides? Is that his goal or will he use his skills to insure the public is heard?

Robert Style is a long-time Kirkland resident.