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Council to consider creating Tumwater communications department; ordinance scheduled for Sept. 2

5508132 · July 28, 2025
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Summary

City Administrator Parks introduced Ordinance O2025-012 to create a communications department and a communications director position; the Budget and Finance Committee moved on July 25 to place the ordinance on the Sept. 2 city council meeting for consideration with a recommendation to adopt.

City Administrator Parks introduced Ordinance O2025-012 at the July 25 Budget and Finance Committee meeting, proposing to create a communications department, add a communications director position in Tumwater Municipal Code (chapter 2.06 and chapter 2.1), and assign the department to the city administrator for oversight. Parks said the change formalizes a communications function that has evolved in recent years, standardizes the city's approach to public…

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