Metropolis officers on Monday confirmed Nena Cook dinner as Vancouver’s subsequent metropolis lawyer.
Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle swore Cook dinner into the position in an interim capability in January, after earlier Metropolis Legal professional Jonathan Younger resigned to change into the town supervisor within the metropolis of SeaTeac.
Vancouver Metropolis Supervisor Lon Pluckhahn wrote in a memo to the town council that he didn’t suppose any outdoors rent might know Vancouver’s municipal code and the town’s authorized workforce higher than Cook dinner.
Cook dinner has labored for the town since June 2021, after, Pluckhahn stated, she had an achieved regulation profession in Oregon. She was beforehand the president of the Oregon Bar Affiliation. She earned her regulation diploma from Willamette College and undergraduate diploma from Gonzaga College.
Town council’s vote on her affirmation Monday was unanimous.
