Inside the City of Tumwater Date:
January 30, 2023
To:
Mayor Debbie Sullivan City Councilmembers City Employees
From: John Doan, City Administrator
that, she was a Permit Technician with the County
PEOPLE
and Environmental Technician with the State Department of Ecology. Welcome Erika! Erika’s first day will be February 16.
Police Specialist II Position Filled
Lee Sumpter joined the Police Department as a Police Services Specialist II replacing Ross Rutledge following his retirement. Lee joined us from the
New Supervisor in Finance Joining Us
Washington State Patrol where she was an evidence
Sherri Winn joins our team in the vacant Accounting
technician. Lee joined the Army after high school and
Supervisor position in the Finance Department. She
has worked as a major retail store manager. She has
just moved to Washington from Moscow, Idaho to
a degree in criminology and criminal justice from
be closer to family. In Moscow, Sherri was in a very
Arizona State University. It was great to meet Lee at
similar role, leading the utility billing, accounts
orientation!
receivable, and accounts payable functions. She was with the City of Moscow for four years, and prior to that, with a private sanitation company for many years.
Fire Restructuring Brings B.C. s
Restructuring of the Fire Department has included the elimination of the former Captain positions which will be replaced with Battalion Chiefs. These
Sherri started on January 3. If you haven’t already,
new positions, often called “B.C.s," do not ride on an
stop by and introduce yourself!
engine or respond to every call the way a Captain
Housing Services and Land Use Planner Joins CD
The prior Senior Planner position has been re-crafted as a Housing Services and Land Use Planner to support
long-range
planning
work,
including
housing and homeless services. Erika Smith-Erickson was a planner with Thurston County, and prior to
often did. They will respond to larger and more complex incidents and support responses when there are simultaneous calls. Because they are not on each call, they also have time to assist with management of facilities, equipment, training, administration, etc. The new B.C.s (former Captains) are Jeff Jernigan, Brad Ridgeway, Donovan Cathey, and Josh Stewart.