The city of Vancouver has hired a new assistant city manager to replace outgoing Deputy City Manager Dave Mercier, who is retiring early next year after six years with the city.
His successor, Lenda M. Crawford, started work May 16 and will earn a $168,000 salary this year. Her duties include oversight of human resources, internet technology and risk management, and participating in safety programming, economic development advocacy, collective bargaining, business planning and disaster preparedness.
Her role is to “foster the incorporation of the city’s mission, council direction and core values into operational activities and services,” according to the job description in recruiting documents.
Crawford, 57, most recently worked as deputy executive and executive director of Snohomish County. Her previous jobs include deputy director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, finance director of the city of Redmond and chief administrative officer of the nonprofit Thrive By Five Washington, a public-private partnership between the state, Gates, Bezos and Buffett Foundations and other nonprofits.
