Inside the City of Tumwater Date: July 30, 2021 To:
Mayor Pete Kmet City Councilmembers City Employees
From: John Doan, City Administrator
PEOPLE
And the Population Is…
The Office of Financial Management has released the new population estimate for Washington cities. We
saw a 3.1% increase in Tumwater and are up to 25,360. Olympia leads the County as the largest city
New Administrative Services Director Starts Monday
with a population of 55,010, and Lacey is close
Service Director, to lead our Human Resources, IT,
same population as Tumwater.
Welcome to James Trujillo, the new Administrative
Risk Management, and Fleet work. Most recently,
James served as Director of the Washington Service Corps, the 2nd largest AmeriCorps program in the
nation. This is a program within the State
Employment
Security
Department.
He
was
previously the HR director at the Port of Portland. He
brings a strong commitment to organizational
development and employee learning. He has degrees from Portland State University and the University of Oregon. Some City staff have already
worked with James to develop and launch our Tumwater SAFE Initiative. Welcome, James!
Adam Tollefson Moving But Staying
Vehicle Technician Adam Tollefson is moving from maintaining the City fleet to maintaining our sewer system. He is a Maintenance Tech in Water
Resources and Sustainability. Thank you, Adam, for your work keeping our wheels turning!
behind at 54,780. As for comparable cities, Bainbridge Island in Kitsap County has exactly the
We Handle Beaver Dam Problems
Water Resources Specialist Dave Kangiser had an opportunity to attend a FHWA Innovation Webinar
on controlling beavers (Seriously – there is such a thing.) Beavers are a huge problem in Tumwater for
our surface water systems, streams, and ditches resulting in flooding. While some at the workshop
supported blowing up beaver dams with dynamite – we were able to talk about our beaver management practices that have shown long-term success. In
addition to the attendees, additional jurisdictions
called us for advice on dealing with their beavers. Thank you, Dave, for keeping our beavers under control.