Lacey City Council retains Andy Ryder as mayor, selects Malcolm Miller as deputy mayor
Lacey City Council got straight to work on Thursday, nominating and electing from its ranks a mayor and deputy mayor to serve in those capacities for the next two years.
Council member Carolyn Cox nominated Andy Ryder for mayor and the council agreed, making no other nominations and voting to retain him in that role.
“I look forward to having a very productive two years with this council,” Ryder said.
The process of selecting the next deputy mayor was slightly more circuitous.
Council member Ed Kunkel nominated Lenny Greenstein for deputy mayor, but Kunkel’s nomination failed to attract more than two votes in Greenstein’s favor.
Cox then nominated Malcolm Miller and her idea gained wide support among the council.
Ryder is a longtime council member and mayor. He first was elected to the council in 2010 and was named mayor in 2014. He is the owner of Shur-Kleen Car Wash.
Miller is in his first term on the council. In 2019, he ran against Sarah Jean Morris to fill the seat left vacant by Jason Hearn, who chose not to run for re-election. Miller captured 59 percent of the vote in the general election and joined the council in 2020.
Miller, a longtime Lacey resident, is a loan officer at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.
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This story was originally published January 7, 2022 at 5:45 AM.
