Kennewick City Manager Marie Mosley Announces Retirement

Marie Mosley

After 40 years of municipal government service, including the last thirteen as Kennewick City Manager, Marie Mosley announced she will be retiring on December 31, 2023.

“I am very proud of the community public/private partnerships, the cross-functional teams and cross-jurisdictional partnerships that make our bi-county Tri-Cities Region a great place,” said Marie Mosley. “I am confident that with our forward-focused City Council, strong leadership team and exceptional staff, the City is well positioned for continued success.”

At the Council Workshop, Marie said to Council, “I am honored to have served as your City Manager for the past thirteen years and believe we have achieved so much to make Kennewick a great place. I will work hard over my remaining time at the City on a successful transition and continued implementation of your goals and priorities for this biennium.”

Marie is a native of the Tri Cities. She was an Accountant for the City of Kennewick for seven years and then served at both the cities of Renton and Federal Way. Marie and her family moved back to the Tri Cities in 2001 where she resumed her employment with the City of Kennewick as Finance Manager, then Support Services Executive Director and was promoted to City Manager in 2010. During Marie’s tenure as City Manager, she has also had leadership roles on the following:

• Bicounty Police Information Network (BI-PIN) Executive Committee
• Hanford Communities Administrative Board
• Joint Coliseum Advisory Council
• Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC) Executive Board Member
• Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force Executive Board Chair
• Benton County Emergency Services (BCES) Executive Board
• Tri-Cities Rivershore Enhancement Council (TREC) Strategic Committee Member
• Tri City Regional Hotel-Motel Committee
• United Way Executive Committee and Board Chair for 2014 & 2015.
• Cancer Crushing Executive – Tri-Cities Cancer Center
• Washington City/County Management Association Board
  
  

In 2019, Marie was named Kennewick Woman of the Year and recognized for her exemplary leadership and being a champion for providing public service at the highest level.
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The City Council will be taking the next steps in determining the City Manager selection process.

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