Supreme court decision allows recall of Pacific Mayor Cy Sun to move ahead

Pacific residents will have the chance to decide whether to put a recall of controversial Mayor Cy Sun on a ballot, according to the Washington State Supreme Court. In a decision issued today, the state's high court upheld a previous King County Superior Court decision that there was sufficient reason to recall Sun. In a decision issued today the court upheld a previous King County Superior Court decision that there was sufficient reason to recall Sun.

By Shawn Skager • April 25, 2013 1:11 pm
Efforts are under way to remove controversial Pacific Mayor Cy Sun from office.
Efforts are under way to remove controversial Pacific Mayor Cy Sun from office.

Pacific residents will have the chance to decide whether to put a recall of controversial Mayor Cy Sun on a ballot, according to the Washington State Supreme Court.

In a unanimous decision issued today, the state’s high court upheld a previous King County Superior Court decision that there was sufficient reason to recall Sun.

After the superior court ruled that four of the counts were sufficient to allow a recall, Sun appealed the decision to the supreme court, which has upheld two of the counts.

The supreme court ruling states that there is sufficient cause in the counts that Sun “… directed Pacific police department officers to operate as his personal police force in conducting a criminal investigations into the identity of those responsible for distributing negative information and allegations about him concerning his Echo (Oregon) property, which is outside their jurisdiction; (and) Jeopardizing the City’s liability insurance coverage by not filling vacant department heads.”

The supreme court dismissed counts alleging that Sun impeded the proper functioning of the government and mismanaged the Valentine Road construction project.

According to the Committee to Recall Cy Sun’s website, signature collecting for the recall is expected to begin this weekend.

Once the 427 signatures required to put the recall in front of voters in Pacific are gathered, and verified by the King County Elections Division a vote will be held within 45-60 days.