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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT

Item No. B.i.
For Meeting of: September 21, 2021

ITEM TITLE:Introduction of Erica McNamara, Public Safety Communications Manager
SUBMITTED BY:Aaron Markham, Fire Chief
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Erica McNamara was appointed as SunComm's Public Safety Communications Manager on September 7, 2021. Prior to her role at the City of Yakima, she was a Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher for Placer County Sherriff's Office in Northern California, where she had worked since 2011. McNamara currently consults for the Government Training Agency regarding public safety training and has been in that role since 2016. Additionally, she consulted for the Peace Officer's Standards and Training Division for the State of California from 2016-2021. Her public safety experience also includes working as a Public Safety Dispatcher for the California Highway Patrol from 2009-2011. 
ITEM BUDGETED:NA
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APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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