City taps deputy to lead ahead of new manager hire

By: Mallory Kruml

Outlets: Port Townsend Leader

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 732

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a transition plan creating the city’s first deputy city manager position for Public Works Director Steve King.

“I’m grateful, humbled and thankful,” King told The Leader after the Aug. 3 city council meeting.

King’s appointment, pending council approval of a salary schedule and job description, follows City Manager John Mauro’s announcement that he will leave Port Townsend after seven years to become city manager of Bainbridge Island.

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