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Mayor announces Jay Mason to become Tumwater police chief July 1
3027733 · April 16, 2025
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Summary
Mayor Debbie Sullivan said Deputy/Commander Jay Mason will become the City of Tumwater’s police chief effective July 1, 2025, following Chief Wicks’s retirement; the appointment will follow civil-service process and use the city’s director-contract template.
Mayor Debbie Sullivan announced at the April 15 meeting that Chief Wicks will retire effective June 30, 2025, and that Commander/Deputy Chief Jay Mason will step into the chief role effective July 1, 2025.
The mayor said she reached the decision after consultations and ride-alongs with…
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