Recruiting Vancouver’s next City Manager

In April, the Vancouver City Council launched a nationwide recruitment to hire Vancouver's next City Manager. The City is searching now due to the upcoming retirement of current City Manager Eric Holmes in October.

Vancouver operates under a council-manager form of government, meaning the City Council appoints a City Manager to serve as the city's chief executive. The role and responsibilities of the City Manager are defined in the City Charter and the Revised Code of Washington.

Hiring Process

The City is committed to a transparent and open search. The City Council has formed a subcommittee to lead the search. The subcommittee comprises Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Mayor Pro-Tem Eric Paulsen, and Councilmember Bart Hansen. The entire Council will determine who will be hired.

The City has contracted with Bob Murray and Associates to help manage the recruitment. The goal is to appoint Vancouver's next City Manager in early fall. The public is invited to participate by providing input that will inform the hiring process.

Get Involved

As part of our community involvement process, we are interested in getting feedback from you to guide our recruitment and selection strategies. Please take a short survey to tell us what you think. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Chuukese and Vietnamese using the following links:

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