South Snohomish News

 At  its June 28 meeting, the Mill Creek City Council agreed to make a  conditional offer to Martin Yamamoto for the City Manager position. The  Council voted 5 to 1 to have City Attorney Grant Degginger negotiate an  employment agreement with Mr. Yamamoto for consideration at a future  City Council meeting.

“I am excited to  have Martin Yamamoto serve as Mill Creek’s next City Manager,” said  Mayor Brian Holtzclaw. “Martin has been instrumental in ‘steadying the  ship’ over the last seven months following the resignation of our prior  City Manager. However, in the process, Martin has also demonstrated he  is qualified and capable of leading the City forward as the permanent  City Manager. I look forward to finalizing his contract and then working  with Martin, his leadership team, and the entire City staff to  implement the goals and priorities set by Council at our strategic  planning retreat in March.”

Mr.  Yamamoto has been Mill Creek's Deputy City Manager since 2021 and is  currently the Interim City Manager. Previously he worked for the City of  Seattle for ten years, with the last seven as a fiscal manager. Mr.  Yamamoto's approach to management is participative, where collaboration  entails bilateral communication among teams and across departments. His  most significant achievement has been accomplishing the first phase of  Mill Creek's rebuilding process. This effort entailed building an  organizational strategy to incorporate the Council's and City's  operational priorities. Further, soon after his appointment to Interim  City Manager, along with staffing and other plans, another critical  decision was appointing Stan White to Acting Chief of Police. 

"I  am excited to continue working with our City Council and employees as  we look forward to improving the quality of life for our residents and  our business climate," said Yamamoto. "The City of Mill Creek prides  itself on producing a quality level of service, and I am confident that  we are positioned to take on the City's key long-term priorities."

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