yakima city manager

After two days of interviews and following an executive session this evening, the Yakima City Council has decided it wants Tony O’Rourke to become Yakima’s next city manager.

The search for a new Yakima city manager will begin on April 26th. The finalists will be interviewed by a panel of community members selected by the city council, a panel consisting of the city’s department directors, and by the entire city council...

The city narrowed down it's selection for city manager Tuesday during an executive session. Four finalists have been selected for the position that was left vacant after the former city manager resigned. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the candidate pool is down half of what it was last month and council says it's satisfied with it's pool of finalists...

Shaking hands and talking money. That's what city council members Mayor Micah Cawley, Dave Ettl and interim City Manager Michael Morales are doing today. The trio is in Washington D.C. lobbying federal lawmakers for dollars for the city of Yakima...

Dominic Rizzi, Jr., who was born and raised in Chicago and has spent more than 25 years moving up the chain of command in that city’s police department, has been chosen by Interim City Manager Michael Morales to be Yakima’s next chief of police...

As the city of Yakima works closely with a national job search firm to find a new Yakima City Manager, the city may also consider applications for the position from within Yakima City Hall. Mayor Micah Cawley spoke to our news partner KIMA Action News after Thursday's meeting to talk about the resignation of Don Cooper...

During a special meeting Monday evening, the Yakima City Council selected Don Cooper as the next Yakima city manager.  The City will now begin the process of negotiating a contract with Cooper. If negotiations are successful, Cooper would replace Dick Zais who retired earlier this month after serving for 32 years as Yakima city manager.