MEET LARRY BAUMAN 
OUR CITY MANAGER

On May 7, 2002, the Snohomish City Council appointed Larry Bauman as the city's new City Manager. The Council's selection of Bauman from a field of 51 candidates ended a nationwide search for a new city manager..

Mayor Cameron Bailey said, "On behalf of the whole City Council, I am happy to welcome Larry Bauman to the City of Snohomish. The selection of a city manager is one of the most important decisions a City Council ever makes. We are confident that we made the right decision by selecting Larry."

"I am truly fortunate to have the opportunity to work for the City Council and the beautiful community of Snohomish," said Bauman. "While I realize there are important challenges and issues to address in the city, everyone I've met in Snohomish leads me to believe that this is one City whose residents are positively involved in supporting and improving their community."

"I think Snohomish represents the best of small cities that are facing the future with creativity and imagination in order to preserve their history while working to continually to enhance their natural strengths," Bauman said. "It's an honor for me to have this chance to lead the city organization and to help achieve this community's goals."

Bauman has worked as the assistant city manager for the City of Shoreline since 1996, starting there soon after it incorporated the northwestern-most section of King County in late 1995. He accepted the position in Shoreline after seven years of working for the City of Oceanside in Southern California.

As assistant city manager in Shoreline, Bauman directed many special projects and supervised the offices of community and government relations, customer services, human services and the city clerk. He also served as Shoreline's interim city manager for half a year in 2000-2001 and on an interim basis also directed its public works, parks and information services departments. While at the City of Oceanside, Bauman led efforts to redevelop a blighted downtown area by creating an action plan to implement its economic development program.

In addition to his municipal government experience, he has also worked as a press secretary to former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta during the first term Panetta represented California's central coast area in the U.S. House of Representatives.

He worked for six years as a daily newspaper reporter and editor for California and Arizona newspapers and also worked as the communications director for the California State Supervisors Association, a division of the California State Employees Association.

Bauman is 50 years old and holds a bachelor's degree in politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.