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City of Tacoma's Mission Statement
The City of Tacoma provides high-quality, innovative and cost-effective municipal services that enhance the lives of its citizens and the quality of Tacoma's neighborhoods and business districts.
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The people are great to work with. For the most part, we are united as one giant team.
There is one big political agenda. Decisions are driven by City Council and a lot of times those decisions are outside of standard policies and are citizen requests (think squeaky wheel). For example, equity is a huge topic right now and making sure we pave streets evenly throughout the City and not just focus on one neighborhood is critical. We have KPI's and report tto the public that we have steps in place to ensure the upgrades and improvements are spread out evenly. One day a member of the city council will contact a director and say "so and so's road needs paved. Make it happen" and they do it! Because they have to! But there are time where "so and so" is a relative or friend of said councilmember OR it's an annoying citizen who complains daily and they are tired of hearing about it. That goes against EVERYTHING the City says it stands for. Also, there are a lot of employees, particularly office staff, who are union represented and management fears them and will not hold them accountable. It is as if a Union employee can be the worst employee ever and get away with it, while the non-represented are working harder and not getting recognized or getting laid off due to budget cuts because management is to scared to deal with the Union. A lot of really messed up things happen at the city. One really bad thing that I will never forget was that because the new City Manager was African American, he forced all employees to essentially give black employees and potential hires special attention and preferential treatment over everyone else, regardless of if they were a minority or not. That sounds absurd, but its true. I have a handbook that was drafted by the City Manager that essentially said hire anyone black, but only hire anyone else after you've interviewed xx amount of black people regardless of their experience.
Salary and benefits are very nice. You have to pay for parking at most locations.
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Dangerous sometimes
When a deal comes together and we all share success
City of Tacoma Rankings
City of Tacoma is ranked #5 on the Best Government Companies to Work For in Washington list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.
- #5 in Best Government Companies to Work For in Washington
- #4 in Best Companies to Work For in Tacoma, WA
- #2 in Best Government Companies to Work For in Tacoma, WA
- #11 in Biggest Companies in Tacoma, WA
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City of Tacoma diversity
- City of Tacoma has 1,750 employees.
- 39% of City of Tacoma employees are women, while 61% are men.
- The most common ethnicity at City of Tacoma is White (64%).
- 13% of City of Tacoma employees are Hispanic or Latino.
- 13% of City of Tacoma employees are Asian.
- The average employee at City of Tacoma makes $53,028 per year.
- City of Tacoma employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
- Employees at City of Tacoma stay with the company for 4.3 years on average.
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City of Tacoma Financial Performance
Highest paying City of Tacoma competitors
Rank  | Company | Average Salary | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Gary | $63,587 | 23 |
| 2 | City of Chicago | $63,559 | 75 |
| 3 | City Of Hartford | $62,688 | 23 |
| 4 | King County | $58,262 | 277 |
| 5 | City of Seattle | $58,099 | 147 |
| 6 | Mayor Ethan Berkowitz | $54,775 | 60 |
| 7 | City of Ann Arbor | $51,552 | 98 |
| 8 | Atlanta Regional Commission | $50,829 | 0 |
| 9 | City of Newark | $49,994 | 44 |
| 10 | City and County of Denver Government | $49,854 | 132 |
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