Department Directors & Division Managers Contact List
(as of September 2009)
Dick Zais – City Manager 509-575-6040 dzais@ci.yakima.wa.us
Dave Zabell– Asst. City Manager 509-575-6040 dzabell@ci.yakima.wa.us
Jeff Cutter - City Attorney 509-575-6030
Kelley Olwell – Municipal Court Judge 509-575-3050 kolwell@ci.yakima.wa.us
Susan Woodard – Municipal Court Judge 509-575-3050 swoodard@ci.yakima.wa.us
Sam Granato – Police Chief 509-575-6178 sgranato@ci.yakima.wa.us
Vacant– Deputy Chief 509-575-6210
City Fire Department
Charlie Hines – Fire Chief 509-575-6060 chines@ci.yakima.wa.us
Chris Waarvick – Public Works Director 509-575-6005 cwaarvic@ci.yakima.wa.us
Parks and Recreation Division
Ken Wilkinson – Parks and Recreation Manager 509-575-6005 kwilkins@ci.yakima.wa.us
Transit Division
Ken Mehin – Transit Manager 509-575-6005 kmehin@ci.yakima.wa.us
Streets and Traffic Division
vacant – Streets and Traffic Operations Manager 509-575-6005
Refuse Division
Nancy Fortier – 509-575-6005 Refuse and Recycling Manager nfortier@ci.yakima.wa.us
Tahoma Cemetery
Randy Murphy – Cemetery Supervisor 509-576-6444 rmurphy@ci.yakima.wa.us
Equipment Rental
Richard Wonner – Fleet Manager 509-576-6412 rwonner@ci.yakima.wa.us
Bill Cook 509-575-6113 bcook@ci.yakima.wa.us Community and Economic Development Director
Planning and Code Administration Division
Joan Davenport – 509-575-6121 Planning and Code Administration Manager
Engineering Division
Doug Mayo – Acting City Engineer 509-575-6111 dmayo@ci.yakima.wa.us
Office of Neighborhood Development Services
Archie Matthews – ONDS Operations Supervisor 509-575-6101 amatthew@ci.yakima.wa.us
Rita DeBord – Finance and Budget Director 509-575-6070 rdebord@ci.yakima.wa.us
Financial Services Division
Cindy Epperson – Financial Services Manager 509-575-6070 cepperso@ci.yakima.wa.us
Treasury Services Division
Jon Lorberau – Treasurer Services Officer 509-575-6024 jlorbera@ci.yakima.wa.us
Utility Services Division
Pete Hobbs – Utility Services Manager 509-575-6080 phobbs@ci.yakima.wa.us
Information Systems Division
Vacant – Information Systems Manager 509-575-6098
Dave Zabell– Assistant City Manager 509-575-6040 dzabell@ci.yakima.wa.us
Human Resources Division
Sheryl Smith– Human Resources Manager 509-249-6868 ssmith@ci.yakima.wa.us
Water and Irrigation Utility
Dave Brown – Water/Irrigation Division Manager 509-575-6154 dbrown@ci.yakima.wa.us
Wastewater Utility
Scott Schafer– Wasterwater Manager 509-575-6077 sschafer@ci.yakima.wa.us
Purchasing Division
Sue Ownby – Purchasing Manager 509-575-6093 sownby@ci.yakima.wa.us
City Clerk
Deborah Moore – City Clerk 509-575-6270 dmoore@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Division
Randy Beehler – 509-575-6092 (office) 509-901-1142 (cell) Community Relations Manager rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us
