Inside the City of Tumwater Date: September 21, 2020 To:
Mayor Pete Kmet City Councilmembers City Employees
From: John Doan, City Administrator
PEOPLE Marina Magana Returns to California
Water Resources Specialist Marina Magana, who joined the former Public Works Department as a
Matthew Joseph New Stormwater Specialist
To comply with NPDES permit requirements, Water Resources hired a new Stormwater Specialist to inspect stormwater systems and work with property owners on compliance. The Stormwater Utility funds
member of the Water Resources Team the about a year ago, is returning to California. While here, Marina made great contributions to the work of Water Resources! Thank you for sharing your talents and best wishes in the future!
the position. Matthew Joseph was selected for the Specialist position and has joined the Water Resources crew. He has a degree in field ecology from The Evergreen State College. Congrats, Matthew.
Tumwater’s IDEA Team Story Going to ICMA The Annual ICMA (International City Managers Association) digital conference this week will include a presentation by Assistant City Administrator Heidi Behrends Cerniwey entitled, “Recruit for Diversity, Hire for Competence,” which is about the City’s IDEA Team experience and change management in the Fire
Department. A
scheduled
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similar
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Fire-Rescue
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International
Kudos to Members of the Tumwater Team
We receive many accolades about our employees and the great work that is happening in the community. I read some of them at the Council meetings and others appear here. Even more are listed in the monthly department reports. Here is a sample: Chuck Deuel was called out for the quick replacement of a street sign at Fairfield and Blass.
Conference in August but was cancelled because of
A Facebook post thanked an unnamed City
COVID-19. Thank you to the IDEA Team for the great
employee who re-directed a resident back into the
work and thank you, Heidi, for telling our story.
Deschutes River Highlands area after power lines blocked their usual route.