About City Manager's Office
A Message from the City Manager
I am honored to serve the city council, residents, business owners, and employees of the city of Chehalis. This is a wonderful community in which to live and work, and I am continually amazed by the level of support and volunteerism exhibited by the people of Chehalis.
As we all know, these are very challenging times, and the city is committed to providing services with responsible fiscal management.
I invite you to browse through our website, launched in October 2010. You will find information about city meetings, community events, city departments, links to several community organizations and even the local weather forecast. As always, the city administration and staff are here to serve you, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you have a question, comment or suggestion.
Merlin G. MacReynold
The city manager is the city's chief executive officer. The mission of the city manager is to provide cost effective responsive services to the city council, city residents, businesses, and employees that helps build trust and community.
Services Provided:
The city manager is responsible for seeing that the city council's goals and policies are effectively and efficiently implemented. As the chief executive officer of the city, the city manager is responsible for identifying options and providing analysis and recommendations about policy issues; submitting a proposed annual budget; reporting on the city's financial condition; implementing administrative policies and processes and establishing effective working relationships with community groups and other governmental entities.
The city manager supervises department heads and is responsible for all administrative functions of the city; conducts research and analysis at the request of the city council; reviews and approves council meeting agenda reports prepared by the administration; serves as the primary administrative contact for the news media; prepares information reports about city activities as needed; and responds to citizen inquiries, questions, and complaints.
2012 Goals & Objectives:
Continue to maintain fiscal viability of the city: Implement 2011-2013 Financial & Organizational Strategy
Continue implementation of Renaissance Plan
Continue to fully implement FEMA Mapping Strategy
Continue to cooperatively work on regional flood issues
Continue street repairs throughout the city; identify ongoing funding
Continue downtown aesthetics and infrastructure improvements; Identify ongoing funding
Continue improvements to city parks; Identify ongoing funding
Continue working cooperatively with other Fire Districts to explore feasibility of Regional Fire Authority
Complete parks comprehensive plan
Work with railroad to clean up right-of-way along Pacific Avenue, including repair of fencing
