Meet Mayor Carla Bowman
Mayor Bowman spent her 43-year career in aerospace manufacturing, including 15 years in executive leadership. After retiring, she served on the Sumner Planning Commission and then was elected to the City Council, serving as deputy mayor and on the board of South Sound Housing Affordability Partners (SSHA3P) and Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Board. She is also looking forward to serving the community and learning about the various services in and around Sumner. “I love Sumner and the people of Sumner,” said Mayor Bowman. “We are lucky to live in a special place, and I’m honored to represent our city. I have been jumping into learning all I can, and I quickly found that we have an incredible City staff, from the top leadership to the front-line field crew. I plan to leave the operations of the city to them while I go out into our city and region to learn even more from each of you about what Sumner means and needs to do into the future.”
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Mayor Carla Bowman
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About Sumner’s Government Structure
Similar to the more well-known Federal government structure, Sumner’s government is divided into three branches:
The Mayor is elected directly by the people, oversees the executive branch of government, similar to how the President oversees all Federal departments. Sumner has a part-time mayor who employs a City Administrator to run day-to-day operations. Although the Mayor leads City Council meetings, she does not have a vote, except in certain instances to break a tie.
The City Council is the legislative, or policy branch of government. Seven members are elected at-large to represent Sumner citizens and set broad policy decisions.
Municipal Court is the judicial branch of government and oversees Sumner’s court of limited jurisdiction.