The City of Yakima is asking for community members to provide input about budget priorities through a survey that was opened today and will remain open until mid-April. “The City is facing some very difficult budget challenges and the City Council needs help from the community to make tough decisions,” said City Manager Vicki Baker.  … Continued

Yakima City Manager Vicki Baker announced today that Gary Ballew has been selected to fill the position of assistant city manager. “Gary brings to the City a wealth of experience,” said Baker.  “He has been instrumental in guiding significant economic development initiatives from concept to success,” said Baker.  “I’m confident Gary will help Yakima address … Continued

Yakima City Manager Vicki Baker has announced she has selected longtime Yakima Police Department (YPD) member Shawn Boyle to be Yakima’s new police chief.  Boyle has been serving as interim police chief since last summer following the retirement of Matt Murray, who had served as Yakima police chief since 2019.  Boyle will be sworn in … Continued

The City of Yakima has announced the completion of the Russell Lane Intersection Realignment Project. Located on South 1st Street about 800 feet north of the Washington Avenue intersection, this project improved the connection between Russell Lane and South 1st Street. Previously, Russell Lane’s connection to South 1st Street was offset from an existing intersection, … Continued

The City of Yakima has provided updated information about a potential annexation near the Pacific University of Health Sciences (PNWU) campus in advance of the issue being discussed at next Tuesday’s City Council meeting.  The updated information includes a new map showing a much smaller annexation area than previous versions.  “The new map does not … Continued

Yakima City Manager Vicki Baker has announced that Viren Mayani has been appointed as the City’s Finance and Budget Director.  Mayani replaces Mark Roberts, who resigned from the City in January. “The City is fortunate to have Viren as part of its senior management team,” said Baker.  “He has financial management experience in a broad … Continued

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024. Agenda items for the September 3rd regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire September 3rd meeting agenda packet – The meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. … Continued

Yakima Assistant City Manager Rosylen Oglesby is returning to her home state as the city manager of Franklin, Virginia.  The Franklin City Council formally approved a contract with Oglesby earlier this month.  Oglesby’s last day on the job in Yakima will be August 23rd. “Rosylen has been a true asset to the City of Yakima … Continued

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, August 5th, 2024. The meeting has been moved from the usual first Tuesday night of the month due to National Night Out activities planned the evening of Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. Agenda items for the August 5th regular meeting include: · … Continued

During its regular meeting tonight, the Yakima City Council announced Vicki Baker will be the next Yakima city manager. Baker was one of three finalists for the city manager job.  The other finalists were Franklin County, Washington County Administrator Mike Gonzalez and Wellton, Arizona Town Manager Richard Marsh, Jr.  The finalists were interviewed by the … Continued