Washington

The Washington City Council has created a new city leadership role: Deputy city administrator. It's not an entirely new position, as the person taking the job must be a city department head.

Washington Plaza will soon be all about Christmas. The City Council on Monday approved the purchase of a 26-foot artificial Christmas tree that will be placed in the shopping center's parking lot.

The Washington City Council is moving forward with plans to create a deputy city administrator position. Changes to the ordinance that creates the job were approved unanimously Monday by the council.

The Washington City Council launched its search for a new city administrator Monday. The overriding theme of a recruitment kickoff meeting was finding a city administrator who will stay for several years.

For the second time this year, the Washington City Council signed the Illinois Municipal League's Civility Pledge for elected officials. Four new alderpersons weren't able to sign the pledge earlier.

Former Washington Mayor Gary Manier, the city's longest-serving mayor, was honored Monday with at a city council meeting. Manier did not attend the meeting because of another commitment.

A nearly $600,000 bid to repair the historic Candlewood Bridge in Washington has been rejected by the city and the project will be rebid.

Business building and property improvement grants for Countryside Banquet & Catering and Sleep Inn were approved Monday by the Washington City Council.

A consultant and “Team Washington,” made up two city employees and Mayor Lilija Stevens, will recruit Washington's next city administrator.

The Washington City Council this week gave the owner of a future Ben Franklin store its thumbs up to receive a $50,000 grant from the city that will help cover the cost of renovation expenses.