Yakima City Manager Tony O’Rourke’s Era Ends The End Of December

The Yakima City Council held a special meeting this afternoon and unanimously approved a separation agreement with City Manager Tony O’Rourke.

O’Rourke’s was hired in July 2012 and his last official work day as Yakima City Manager will be November 30th .
He will stay on until December 31st in the role of consultant to help City Attorney Jeff Cutter transition into his role as Interim City Manager.

O’Rourke will receive severance equal to four months of his base pay. City medical and life insurance benefits will also be provided to O’Rourke for four months following his departure.

The separation agreement can be found on the City of Yakima website by clicking on the following link - http://bit.ly/1RDbKBQ

At last Friday’s special meeting, the Council also decided to establish a committee of newly elected Council members to

determine how the search for a permanent replacement for O’Rourke will take place. The process could take several months
to complete.