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WALLA WALLA­—The city of Walla Walla hires Robert “Bob Francis as deputy city manager and director of the Support Services Department. He will begin his employment with the city on April 3, 2023.

Before coming to Walla Walla, Francis worked as city manager of Belle Isle, Florida, since 2017. He was executive director of the Mid-Columbia Council of Governments in The Dalles, Ore. He has been city manager for Hood River, Oregon; Grant, Nebraska; and the Borough of Stroudsburg, Penn.

Francis is an International City Management Association (ICMA) credentialed city manager, and a 14-year V...