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Tumwater council approves two positions to strengthen payroll and police administrative capacity
Summary
Council approved creation of a payroll technician and a police executive assistant after staff presented risk from single‑person payroll coverage and a finance update showing fund balance performing better than projected for 2025.
Tumwater’s council voted to authorize two new staff positions — a payroll technician to provide backup and a police executive assistant to support command staff — after staff argued that payroll operations were under‑resourced and complex.
Administrative Services presenter Michelle told the council payroll administration currently relies largely on a single payroll officer despite the city’s authorized headcount more than doubling from roughly 136 in 1997 to 275 today. She said that complexity — multiple bargaining agreements,…
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