Yakima City Council April 1st, 2025 Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025. Items on the agenda included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the meeting – https://videos.yakimawa.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/14127?site=2 The April 1st Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning at


New Assistant City Manager Announced

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


Shawn Boyle Named New Yakima Police Chief

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


Updated Information Available About Potential Annexation

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


New Finance and Budget Director Chosen

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