Comments on: Burien City Manager Mike Martin Arrested For DUI

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:37:42 +0000

[...] was arrested for a DUI on April 19th after his vehicle left the road and struck a ceramic pot in a yard in Burien. He has been city [...]

By: Daniel Bretzke

Daniel Bretzke — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:12:47 +0000

That is right, David Cline is the City Manager of Lake Forest Park. He was acting city manager of Burien after Gary Long left. David had applied for the job, but the council chose Mike.

By: Pauline

Pauline — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:20:59 +0000

There's probably a simple answer to that question — money. I seem to recall hearing that David Cline is now a full-fledged city administrator or manager or something like that up north — is it Lake Forest Park? As a cost-saving measure they probably didn't fill his position when he left — probably divided the work among other, less costly, positions.

By: Alcina

Alcina — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:21:06 +0000

Jim, there isn't an Assistant City Manager in Burien at this time. You may know that when Gary Long was the Burien City Manager, we had an Asst. City Manager named David Cline. However, since Mike Martin has been the City Manager there hasn't been an Assistant City Manger. I don't know why there isn't an Asst. City Manager, but it would be a good question to ask the Burien City Councilmembers.

By: Jim Branson

Jim Branson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:18:40 +0000

Who is our Assistant City Manager? Do we have one?

By: Jim Branson

Jim Branson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:41:27 +0000

I'm surpprised about this. Not that Mr. Martin has a drinking problem, but that he is choosing to stay quiet about it rather than address the problem openly and directly. If he hadn't been drinking, there would have been no reason for him to refuse the sobriety test and the breathalyzer. Also, he has had plenty of time to come forward and make a public statement, such as, "I made a mistake, I admit I have a problem, and I am taking steps to ensure that I don't hurt anyone." I really expected Mr. Martin or someone from the City to get out in front of this. Two days of silence makes me wonder if they plan to hush this up and hope it goes away. I will be very interested in what they say, or what they don't say, at Monday's Council meeting.