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Tumwater council approves standardized employment-agreement template for department directors
Summary
The council authorized a template employment agreement to be used for current and future department directors, standardizing severance, at-will terms, and job-description attachments; the motion passed unanimously on March 18, 2025.
TUMWATER, Wash. — On March 18, 2025, the Tumwater City Council voted unanimously to approve a standardized employment-agreement template for department director positions and authorized the mayor to sign agreements in substantially similar form.
City Administrator Parks presented the template, saying the goal was parity and consistency across director positions. "The why is, as I mentioned, is to ensure that all of the directors have employment agreements," Parks said, adding that the template would also standardize terms across…
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