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People of Marysville / Civic administration

Marysville City Administrators

The city administrators appointed after Marysville created the office in 1971, from William C. Gear in 1972 to John Garner in 1983.

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About this list

What this record includes.

The office of city administrator was created April 12, 1971, by Ordinance No. 736. These appointments come from the footnotes of the City Clerk’s typed list of elected officials, which end with John Garner’s appointment in 1983. Administrators after 1983 have not yet been added.

Collection size
4

Directory records

Historical span
1972–1983

4 appointments

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City Administrators

William C. Gear

City Administrator

Year or term
1972
Appointed
March 1, 1972

Appointed by the mayor. The office of city administrator was created April 12, 1971, by Ordinance No. 736.

City Administrators

Kenneth Hall

City Administrator

Year or term
1973–1978
Appointed
July 23, 1973

Appointed by the mayor; resigned April 14, 1978.

Sources & method

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These are the principal records used to assemble this collection. Linked family-history services are research leads and may change independently of the Society’s index.

  1. City of Marysville Elected Officials, 1891–1988 (PDF)

    Primary source. Typed from the Council meeting books by Jacqueline Jacobsen, retired City Clerk. City administrators, their appointment dates, and the ordinance creating the office appear in the list’s footnotes.