Hyun Kim is set to serve as Tacoma’s new city manager, a position that plays a critical role in the city’s council-manager form of government.
The Tacoma City Council in a unanimous vote at its March 3 meeting selected Kim, who has since last year served as Tacoma’s interim city manager, after he participated in a series of interviews with the Tacoma City Council and Tacoma residents in a search process that began late last year.
Kim could earn between $309,566 to $376,500 according to the city’s website, but the exact amount won’t be final until Tacoma’s human resources department outlines an employment contract, city spokesperson Maria Lee told The News Tribune. As interim city manager, he currently earns $309,566…