Olympia City Manager Steve Hall will retire after more than 16 years in top job

Olympia City Manager Steve Hall will retire this fall after more than 16 years in the city’s top job.

Hall announced Tuesday he would step down Nov. 7. In a news release announcing his departure, Hall said he was proud of the work he did with city staff, elected leaders and others to make Olympia “a better place.”

Hall spent 13 years as assistant city manager before becoming city manager in 2003. In recent years, he oversaw the roll out of public safety initiatives and the city’s homelessness response.

There was no announcement of who might replace Hall or any details of a hiring process. The city manager is one of the few positions in city government the City Council hires directly.

In the news release, Mayor Cheryl Selby said the council will “undertake a robust professional search for his replacement, knowing we have big shoes to fill.”

This story was originally published September 3, 2019 at 4:23 PM.