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Sunnyside City Council votes to appoint Jim Bridges as city manager pending contract approval

Sunnyside City Council · January 17, 2026
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After returning from executive session, the Sunnyside City Council voted 5–2 to appoint Jim Bridges as city manager; the hire is contingent on contract negotiations and final council approval.

Sunnyside City Council voted to appoint Jim Bridges as city manager pending contract negotiations and formal council approval, the council announced after returning from an executive session. The meeting opened at 5:02 p.m.; council adjourned at 6:03 p.m.

The motion to appoint Bridges was made and seconded immediately after the executive session. The sponsor framed the vote as a matter of institutional responsibility, saying, “my position today is not personal, political.…

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