Mayor Nadine Woodward has hired a top official from the city of San Diego to serve as Spokane’s next city administrator.
Woodward announced Tuesday that she has selected Johnnie Perkins to serve as her top deputy.
Perkins was the city of San Diego’s deputy chief operating officer from 2018 to 2021, and has most recently been with its environmental services department.
“What an exciting community,” Perkins told The Spokesman-Review by phone on Tuesday. “I’m certainly blessed and honored to be selected as the city administrator.”
Perkins’ appointment does not require confirmation by the Spokane City Council, and he will begin on April 12 at an annual salary of $159,600.
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