The City of Tacoma has launched a nationwide search for its next City Manager, and invites community members to play a direct role in the process. A survey is available at tacoma.gov/cmrecruitment from October 17, 2025 – November 14, 2025 for those who would like to weigh in on what professional skills, leadership qualities, and experience they believe are vital for this key City leadership role.
The City Manager reports directly to an elected City Council and is responsible for the implementation of the City Council’s policy priorities. The City Council’s policy priorities, in turn, are reflective of their engagement with the community members the City serves.
Managing a biennial budget of $4.7 billion – and administratively overseeing more than 4,000 City employees who do the day-to-day work on programs that support the City Council’s policy priorities in service to the Tacoma community – the City Manager is responsible for seeing to it that this work is done in a strategic, operationally efficient, fiscally sound, and transparent manner.
The brief, four-question survey takes approximately five minutes to complete, and the input gathered will inform the City Council’s selection of a City Manager who reflects the values, priorities, and needs of the Tacoma community.
The latest updates on the City’s search for its next City Manager can be found at tacoma.gov/cmrecruitment.