Normandy Park Form of Government

The seven elected councilmembers of the City of Normandy Park have two primary duties. The first is to attend the (mostly) monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 801 SW 174th Street, Normandy Park, WA 98166. There we decide matters of policy affecting the city, primarily by updating the Normandy Park Municipal Code but also but approving interlocal agreements (with external organizations like neighboring cities), and passing resolutions . The second major function of the Council is to hire (and evaluate and, if necessary, fire) the City Manager.

In the council/manager form of government under which we operate, the professional city manager is the one actually responsible for running City Hall, hiring (and firing) the other employees, and executing the policies and laws passed by the Council. Councilmembers (and even the Council as a whole) are prohibited by state law from directing members of the staff to do (or not do) anything. All such direction must be done through the City Manager.