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ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council is considering whether to replace its public safety director with the return of separate police and fire chiefs. City administrator Paul Ellis explained to the council on Oct. 19 that the pro-
posed budget would cover the public safety director position through 2016, but elaborated the contract for the position is set to expire in June. “Even if you approve this budget, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re approving this position,” Ellis said. “But if we hire another chief, the budget would be short,” council member
Jesica Stickles said. Ellis estimated that the costs of hiring a new chief, to serve the last six months of 2016, would add as much as $12,000 to the budget. “So, why not plan as if we were hiring another chief instead?” Stickles asked “Because it’s a relatively small expense in the whole scheme of things,” Ellis said. “Even if it maxes out our
budget, we can add a budget amendment at the end of the year.” Ellis reassured council member Debora Nelson that this extra cost would not cause any other critical expenses to fall short. Ellis later confirmed that Bruce Stedman, the public safety director, would go back to being the fire chief, if Arlington were to hire a
new police chief. “That person could be promoted from within or hired from the outside, but part of the reason why there was that merger of positions was to give us time to prepare our people for possible succession,” Ellis said. “At this point, we have some people whom I think would SEE DEBATE, PAGE 2 Steve Powell/ Staff photo
Marysville School District Superintendent Becky Berg reflects on gifts given to the district since the shooting, left, while Mayor Jon Nehring stands outside the high school where the walk will take place today.
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M-P anniversary: Somber but strong “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right … Society’s wounds are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
BY STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE – A year ago today was the worst day in Marysville school history. But rather than look away, Marysville and Tulalip
Tribes officials worked to open communications so another tragedy won’t happen. Schools superintendent Becky Berg said listening to students is key. “The best prevention is
having relationships with kids so they will share concerns,” Berg said. Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring said one thing parents learned is to watch social media. Classes were
taught to teach parents to look out for red flags. “The walls are slowly coming down. The culture’s starting to change,” he said SEE MPHS, PAGE 2