9 ▁over ▁Li em ▁Eng ▁Tu ai , ▁a ▁Republican ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Asian ▁American ▁( after ▁Wing ▁Luke ) ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Seattle ▁City ▁Council , ▁and ▁who ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁judge . ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁term , ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Policy ▁Pl anning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁U hl man ' s ▁drive ▁for ▁efficiency ▁in ▁government ▁ant agon ized ▁city ▁workers , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁recall ▁campaign . ▁Much ▁of ▁their ▁i re ▁was ▁directed ▁at ▁Bud get ▁Director ▁W alt ▁H und ley , ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁who ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁through ▁the ▁federal ▁Model ▁C ities ▁Program ; ▁race ▁became ▁a ▁significant ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁recall . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁unh appy ▁with ▁U hl man ' s ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁fire ▁chief ▁Jack ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Seattle ▁City ▁Light ▁super int endent ▁of ▁another ▁former ▁fire ▁chief , ▁Gordon ▁V ick ery . ▁V ick ery ▁had , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Em ily ▁Lie b , ▁" f ired ▁or ▁dismiss ed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁employees , ▁had ▁others ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁the ft , ▁and ▁changed ▁City ▁Light ' s ▁staff ing ▁policies ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁more ▁women ▁and ▁minor ities ▁( and ▁fewer ▁in e pt ▁relatives ) ▁were ▁h ired ▁and ▁promoted ." ▁In ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁recall