Richard McIver

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Richard McIver is 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 is 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.

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.[1] 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.[2]

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. [3] 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" [4]

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." [5]



Born in Seattle, McIver holds a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hector Castro and Angela Galloway (October 11, 2007). Colleagues saddened by McIver's arrest. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  2. ^ Seattle police arrest report. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (October 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-11. (some information was redacted before the document was provided to the Seattle P-I)
  3. ^ Councilman McIver released from jail following domestic violence arrest. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  4. ^ Tracy Johnson. Councilman McIver's wife doesn't want husband prosecuted. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
  5. ^ Jim Brunner. McIver accused of ethics conflict in $37,000 contract award to company tied to friend. Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.

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