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Council authorizes $20,000 for city administrator recruitment and approves communications specialist hire

City of Washington City Council · August 5, 2025
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Summary

Council approved an additional $500 for the city-administrator executive search—bringing the total to $20,000—after staff said social-media and news searches required the increase; council also voted to approve the communications specialist employment offer with legal counsel advising council backing for the outward-facing position.

The Washington City Council on Aug. 4 approved a staff-recommended increase in purchase authorization for an executive recruitment contract and separately approved a communications specialist employment offer.

Joni (staff) said she spoke with the search firm (Jim Art, Municipal Services) about…

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