Longtime Bonney Lake City Administrator Retires Tuesday

BONNEY LAKE, WA - After more than a decade in Bonney Lake, City Administrator Don Morrison will retire on Tuesday. Morrison came to Bonney Lake in 2004 after more than 30 previous years of government experience in Washington, Montana, and Utah.

As city administrator, Morrison helped Bonney Lake mayors past and present run the city - or as it says in city code, "[the city administrator is] generally responsible for promoting efficient and effective service delivery and to see that departments are coordinating their activities."

Before Bonney Lake, Morrison worked in public service for a dizzying array of other organizations - including as city manager in Tukwila and with the King County library system.

According to his bio on the city website:

He has served as an Assistant to the Mayor of Logan, UT, and as City Administrator or Manager of the cities of Whitefish MT, Tukwila WA, Fircrest, WA, and Carnation,WA. In addition, Morrison spent a number of years as the Executive Director of the Local Government Institute, and has served in interim management positions with the King County Library System, the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT), the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and the City of Spokane Valley. He is the author of a number of local government related publications.

Don has served as vice-president of the UT chapter of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; vice-president and president of the Great Open Spaces City/County Management Association (States of MT, WY, ID, SD, ND); representative to the National League of Cities Advisory Committee on Administration, Finance and Intergovernmental Relations; vice-president of the King County Economic Enterprise Corporation; vice‑chairman of the Sea‑Tac Forum (Seattle‑Tacoma International Airport Inter‑Agency Coordinating Council); and was one of four “founding fathers” of the Rainier Cable Commission. Community service has included serving as a: member of the Exchange Club, Rotary International, Scout Master, Cub Master, Public Relations chair for the WSAA, past president of Skookum Archers, member of the Lakewood community band and jazz ensemble, and member of the TCC symphonic band.

The city will hold an open house for Morrison Tuesday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. at the city municipal center, 9002 Main St. East.

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