City Administration
The administration of the City of Black Diamond follows the lead of the Council. While the role of the
Council
is to set the policies and thus the direction for the City, the administration is responsible for
implementing
Council-approved policies. Administration covers the day-today management of operations.
In essence, the
Council "steers" and the executive office and the administration "rows."
The current administration consists of the City Administrator, an Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk, a
Deputy City Clerk, one Administrative Assistant, three personnel in the Finance Department and an
Information Services Manager.
All departments report to the Mayor. The Mayor delegates responsibilities to the City Administrator at
his/her discretion.
Please also see information on our Mayor/Council, Finance and the City Clerk.
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On November 6th, 2008, the City Council unanimously adopted
the following legislative agenda items for the 2009 session.
1. Seek SR 169 Improvement Funding
The cities of Black Diamond, Covington and Maple Valley will partner
to advocate jointly for federal and state funding for State Route 169
and State Route 516 improvements and to seek funding for a
feasibility study of Diesel Multiple Unit commuter rail service
and other alternatives in the three rapidly growing communities.
The City of Black Diamond will lead the advocacy efforts for
SR 169 from Roberts Drive
to Jones Lake Road.
2. Support Majority of Association of Washington Cities
Legislative Agenda
The City of Black Diamond shares the concern of other cities on issues
related to offender medical costs, preserving local government
revenue options, infrastructure improvements and more. The City
of Black Diamond does not, however, support the AWC’s position
opposing the taping of executive sessions and chooses to remain
silent on this issue.
The Association of Washington Cities' emerging legislative priorities
is attached here. To read more about the Association of Washington
Cities' legislative agenda, please visit their website at: www.awcnet.org and look under the Legislative tab.
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Read more about the joint effort of the cities of Black Diamond, Maple Valley and Covington to bring trains (diesel multiple units) back to our three cities here
Current Council Agenda
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