SEQUIM — The city of Sequim has hired a city engineer and assistant public works director.
David Garlington is a licensed professional engineer. For the past 20 years, he has worked in the design/construction department of the state Department of Transportation in Port Angeles.
For the past seven years, he has worked as assistant project engineer, assisting in running a staff of 23 designers, inspectors, surveyors and support personnel for Transportation.
He served as contract manager of construction projects worth $10 million in 2010.
Garlington will begin his new position Monday, April 25.
“I am thrilled that David has accepted this key position with the city of Sequim,” Public Works Director Paul Haines said.
“Hiring David will let us move forward on the capital improvement needs of the city. He will also be a key player in the development review process.”
Key projects Garlington will be involved in include a capital improvement program, implementation of Transportation Benefits District projects, developing a road preservation plan, rethinking transportation and the utility master plans.
The city engineer position has been vacant since Bill Bullock left in 2008.
