Goodbye to Tacoma's Deputy City Manager

Tacoma will no longer have a Deputy City Manager as of end of day this Friday. Rey Arellano will leave the City effective Friday, after about six years in the position. When he leaves, Tacoma’s City Manager T.C. Broadnax has decided to eliminate the position.

That will free up the $210,000 deputy manager salary, which could theoretically be another drop in the bucket towards patching the City budget. It will also leave Tacoma down a man in the City Manager’s office.

Reports in the TNT and the Daily Index call the decision to end Arellano’s employment “mutual,” suggesting that he’s ready to pursue other opportunities, possibly as city manager elsewhere. For now, it sounds like Arellano will be taking some time to enjoy his family, including three granddaughters.

Good luck, Rey.

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