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How many cities and towns in Washington have created a city or town administrator position?
First, it is important to note that the term "city or town administrator" is not universal. The essential functions of such a person might also fall under the following titles:
A large number of mayor-council cities have added a professional position of city administrator or chief administrative officer (CAO) in the mayor's office. CAO's serve under the mayor and assist with the mayor's administrative and policy-related responsibilities. In theory, the appointment of a CAO frees the mayor from the need to attend to administrative details and allows the mayor to focus greater attention on policy development and political leadership roles.
There are 75 cities or towns with a city or town administrator or equivalent.
According to the AWC 2009 Salary & Benefit Survey the following cities have established city or town administrator positions:

Cities 50,000 and over:
- Bellingham Chief Administrative Officer
- Everett Chief Administrative Assistant
- Kent Chief Administrative Assistant
- Renton Chief Administrative Officer
- Spokane City Administrator
Cities 30,000 - 49,999:
- Marysville Chief Administrative Officer
Cities 15,000 - 29,999:
- Arlington City Administrator
- Bonney Lake City Administrator
- Camas City Administrator
- Issaquah City Administrator
- Monroe City Administrator
- Mukilteo City Administrator
- Oak Harbor City Administrator
- Pullman City Supervisor
- Tukwila City Administrator
- Tumwater City Administrator
Cities 7,500 - 14,999:
- Burlington City Administrator
- Cheney City Administrator
- College Place City Administrator
- DuPont City Administrator
- Enumclaw City Administrator
- Ferndale City Administrator
- Grandview City Administrator
- Hoquiam City Administrator
- Lake Forest Park City Administrator
- Lake Stevens City Administrator
- Lynden City Administrator
- Shelton City Administrator
- Snoqualmie City Administrator
- Sumner City Administrator
- Washougal City Administrator
- West Richland City Administrator
Cities 2,500 - 7,499:
- Algona City Administrator/Clerk Treasurer
- Black Diamond City Administrator
- Buckley City Administrator
- Chelan City Administrator
- Clyde Hill City Administrator
- Colfax City Administrator
- Connell City Administrator
- Ephrata City Administrator
- Gig Harbor City Administrator
- Goldendale City Administrator/Manager
- Medical Lake City Administrator
- Milton City Administrator
- Moxee City Supervisor/Public Works Supervisor
- North Bend City Administrator
- Omak City Administrator
- Orting City Administrator
- Othello City Administrator
- Prosser City Administrator
- Quincy City Administrator
- Selah City Supervisor
- Stanwood City Administrator
- Steilacoom Town Administrator
- Sultan City Administrator
- Warden City Administrator
- Yelm Chief Administrative Officer
Cities 1,500 - 2,499:
- Bridgeport Administrator
- Chewelah City Administrator
- Cle Elum Administrator
- Davenport City Administrator
- Eatonville Town Administrator
- Friday Harbor Town Administrator
- Leavenworth City Administrator
- Newport City Administrator
- McCleary City Administrator/Public Works Director
- Newport City Administrator
- South Bend City Supervisor
- Westport City Administrator
Cities 500 - 1,499:
- Bingen Administrator
- La Conner Administrator
- Naches Administrator
- Roslyn City Administrator
- Stevenson City Administrator
- Woodway Town Administrator
Which cities have a mayor and a city administrator?
First, it is important to note that the term "city or town administrator" is not universal. The essential functions of such a person might also fall under the following titles:
- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant to the Mayor
- City Administrator
- City Superintendent
- City Supervisor
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Assistant to the Mayor
- Operations Director/Chief of Staff
- Town Administrator
A large number of mayor-council cities have added a professional position of city administrator or chief administrative officer (CAO) in the mayor's office. CAO's serve under the mayor and assist with the mayor's administrative and policy-related responsibilities. In theory, the appointment of a CAO frees the mayor from the need to attend to administrative details and allows the mayor to focus greater attention on policy development and political leadership roles.

According to the AWC 2009 Salary & Benefit Survey the following cities have established city or town administrator positions:

Cities 50,000 and over:
- Bellingham Chief Administrative Officer
- Everett Chief Administrative Assistant
- Kent Chief Administrative Assistant
- Renton Chief Administrative Officer
- Spokane City Administrator
Cities 30,000 - 49,999:
- Marysville Chief Administrative Officer
Cities 15,000 - 29,999:
- Arlington City Administrator
- Bonney Lake City Administrator
- Camas City Administrator
- Issaquah City Administrator
- Monroe City Administrator
- Mukilteo City Administrator
- Oak Harbor City Administrator
- Pullman City Supervisor
- Tukwila City Administrator
- Tumwater City Administrator
Cities 7,500 - 14,999:
- Burlington City Administrator
- Cheney City Administrator
- College Place City Administrator
- DuPont City Administrator
- Enumclaw City Administrator
- Ferndale City Administrator
- Grandview City Administrator
- Hoquiam City Administrator
- Lake Forest Park City Administrator
- Lake Stevens City Administrator
- Lynden City Administrator
- Shelton City Administrator
- Snoqualmie City Administrator
- Sumner City Administrator
- Washougal City Administrator
- West Richland City Administrator
Cities 2,500 - 7,499:
- Algona City Administrator/Clerk Treasurer
- Black Diamond City Administrator
- Buckley City Administrator
- Chelan City Administrator
- Clyde Hill City Administrator
- Colfax City Administrator
- Connell City Administrator
- Ephrata City Administrator
- Gig Harbor City Administrator
- Goldendale City Administrator/Manager
- Medical Lake City Administrator
- Milton City Administrator
- Moxee City Supervisor/Public Works Supervisor
- North Bend City Administrator
- Omak City Administrator
- Orting City Administrator
- Othello City Administrator
- Prosser City Administrator
- Quincy City Administrator
- Selah City Supervisor
- Stanwood City Administrator
- Steilacoom Town Administrator
- Sultan City Administrator
- Warden City Administrator
- Yelm Chief Administrative Officer
Cities 1,500 - 2,499:
- Bridgeport Administrator
- Chewelah City Administrator
- Cle Elum Administrator
- Davenport City Administrator
- Eatonville Town Administrator
- Friday Harbor Town Administrator
- Leavenworth City Administrator
- Newport City Administrator
- McCleary City Administrator/Public Works Director
- Newport City Administrator
- South Bend City Supervisor
- Westport City Administrator
Cities 500 - 1,499:
- Bingen Administrator
- La Conner Administrator
- Naches Administrator
- Roslyn City Administrator
- Stevenson City Administrator
- Woodway Town Administrator
For more information on city administrator positions, see:
- Creating the City Administrator Position
- "Trends in Forms of Government in Washington Cities," Byron Katsuyama, Public Policy Consultant, Municipal Research News, MRSC, December 1991
- The Unofficial Role of the Administrator - from Public Management, October 2008

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Creating the City Administrator Position
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