Announcements

Job Openings at the City of Anacortes

General Recruiting

The Human Resources department supports and encourages employment practices that allow our employees to best serve the Anacortes community. We recruit, retain, and motivate high-caliber employees who help to shape the future of our community. Our goal is to instill confidence in our ability to pursue business strategies that support both the City and our employees.

Potential employees are encouraged to review the employment opportunities page.

Note to advertisers, community groups, organizations, and local businesses:

While we did not accept advertising for this edition of the A-Town magazine, we will be accepting submissions for the Spring edition.

We look forward to the opportunity to share your stories and opportunities for community engagement in the next issue! We will be accepting submissions via the form on our website:

anacorteswa.gov/1478/

Police Department

The City of Anacortes is seeking law enforcement professionals to serve the Anacortes Police Department.

The City of Anacortes Police Department offers more than just a rewarding and exciting career. It offers a supportive community, and is home to the highly desirable Anacortes School District. The City’s quality of life, temperate climate, beautiful scenery, and a strong sense of community make Anacortes an attractive place to live and work, a fact that is proudly attested to by its 17,880 residents. Anacortes is well served by a dedicated, communityfocused City Council and staff who bring diverse experiences and are committed to the betterment of our community. The Anacortes Police Department has 27 commissioned officers, and special assignment opportunities such as detectives, K9, bike patrol, narcotics detective, school resource officer, community service officer, and records support.

Fire Department

The City of Anacortes is seeking fire service professionals to serve the Anacortes Fire Department.

The Anacortes Fire Department is an “All Hazards” organization. In addition to structural fire suppression, we provide wildland fire suppression, Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support transport services, high/ low angle rescue and confined space rescue. We will be implementing a boat rescue program in 2022. In 2021 we responded to 4,209 calls for service. We operate out of three stations with a career staff of three chiefs, three captains, six lieutenants, sixteen firefighters, one community paramedic, one administrative assistant, and a part-time volunteer program.

To view these, and all employment opportunities, visit our website:

anacorteswa.gov/Jobs.aspx

Code Red Alert Sign-Up:

Register to receive emergency alerts and notifications through the CodeRed emergency notification system. This alert is a great tool to receive local, timely, and critical information when it matters most:

skagitcounty.net/Departments/EmergencyInformation/emergencyinfo.htm

IS OUR TOWN IS OUR TOWN

2022

Contributors

Cover Art

Designed by Adam Farnsworth, photo provided by the Anacortes American, photo by Briana Alzola. The cover photo for this A-Town was taken as part of the 2022 4th of July Celebration. Taken at the intersection of 5th Street and Commercial Avenue, the 4th of July Town Photo has been an annual tradition since 1995, though there have been several others before that. The current tradition has its base in the town photo from 1987 by Matt Brown.

Editor

Jennifer Tottenham, Executive Assistant, Mayor’s Office

Layout & Design

Adam Farnsworth, Education & Media Curator, Anacortes Museum

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Public Works

Project Updates

New Self-Guided, Walking Tour of

The Bill Mitchell Murals

Finance Department Rolls Out

OpenGov Software

Parks and Recreation Programs

Fall 2022 - Winter 2023

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Table of Contents

Photography

Briana Alzola, Heather Miller, Rakan AlDuaij Photography, Parks and Recreation Staff.

Special Thanks

Thank you to all the City of Anacortes staff for producing content making this magazine possible.

Letter from the Mayor ................................ 2 Letter from Council..................................... 3 Announcements ........................................ 4 Police Department..................................... 6 Fire Department .........................................7 Planning Department................................. 8 Public Works ............................................10 Finance....................................................15 Library.....................................................16 Senior Center............................................ 21 Museum..................................................22 Parks and Recreation

Skate Park .......................................... 24

Programs........................................... 25 Arts Commission...................................... 30