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Gig Harbor council member cites family issues upon resignation

Lovrovich says she hopes to find new ways to volunteer

By Danielle Chastaine, The Peninsula Gateway
Published: November 21, 2017, 8:18pm

Gig Harbor City Council member Rahna Lovrovich announced her unexpected resignation Tuesday, prompting the city to begin a search to fill her seat.

Lovrovich said she has been mulling over the decision to resign for quite awhile due to some personal family issues.

“It has everything to do with family responsibilities and some personal issues of my own,” Lovrovich said. “After a few months of discussion with my family, we decided it was the best thing to do.”

The recent City Council primary election results had no impact on her decision to resign, Lovrovich said, and she is hoping to find a new volunteering opportunity with the community in the next six months.

Lovrovich sent an official resignation announcement to city officials via email on Monday.

Lovrovich was elected to Gig Harbor City Council Position 4 in November 2015. Her term would have ended in December of 2019. Her position on the Council was vacated by Jill Guernsey after her successful campaign for mayor of Gig Harbor. Lovrovich ran on a campaign tying herself to the history of Gig Harbor, with lifelong connection to the city. Her husband, Tom, is a third-generation commercial fisherman whose family settled in Gig Harbor more than 100 years ago, according to her city profile.

According to a city press release, the Gig Harbor City Council is currently accepting applications and letters of interest for the vacancy.

Applications for appointment to City Council Position 4 will be available on Wednesday at the Civic Center.

The process to fill the vacancy includes a public vote from the current City Council, Guernsey said.

“The only time I have been involved was when Rahna was chosen after I became mayor,” Guernsey said. “We interview the applicants in public at the Council meeting.”

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