Jessi Bon, Deputy City Manager, resigned today, as indicated in the email below sent to staff.
Bon gives family reasons for taking a job at Mercer Island as Director of Parks and Recreation.
The email ends with “Stay strong”.
Sammamish’s first emergency manager begins work today, marking a major milestone for 
the City in emergency planning.
Andrew Stevens comes from a similar position in California.
When it comes to disaster preparedness, Sammamish is unprepared.
This is the conclusion of a consultant hired by the City to assess its emergency management planning.
The results, first revealed to the City’s Public Safety Committee June 22, paints an alarming picture of just how unprepared City government is to handle a major disaster like an earthquake. The City also failed to comply with federal and state law to prepare plans. The City failed to join a King County regional planning effort in 2014—and still hasn’t.
The consultant, Gail Harris of GCH Disaster Solutions, painted a grim picture to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee. The committee consists of Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama Council Members Tom Hornish and Christie Malchow, Deputy City Manager Jessi Bon and other City staff members. The police and fire departments are also members.
Among the findings:
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