Form of Government
The City of Newport operates under the State of Washington’s Mayor-Council form of government as adopted by the citizens of Newport.
Under this form of government the Mayor is elected at-large, and serves as the city’s chief administrative officer. The City Council is elected-at large and is responsible for the legislative function of the City such as establishing policy, passing local ordinances, approving budget appropriations, and developing an overall vision for the City.
The City of Newport has a City Administrator who provides professional management of the City’s day-to day operations.
City Council
The City of Newport has a five member board elected at large and serve a four-year term of office.
Mayor – Keith Campbell (KCampbell@newport-wa.org)
Position #1 Kenneth Smith, ACML (KSmith@newport-wa.org)
Position #2 Nathan Weathers (NWeathers@newport-wa.org)
Position #3 Jami Sears (JSears@newport-wa.org)
Position #4 Mark Zorica, Mayor Pro Tem (MZorica@newport-wa.org)
Position #5 Nathan Longly (NLongly@newport-wa.org)
City Council Meetings:
Newport City Council meets the first and third Monday of each month at 6 pm at City Hall, 200 S. Washington Ave., Newport WA 99156. If the first or the third Monday falls on a Holiday we will have the Council meeting on the following Tuesday at 6 pm.
Next Newport City Council Meeting – September 18, via Zoom at 6 pm.
Attend the City Council Meeting
Additional Zoom meeting information:
Meeting ID: 949 1248 7044
Passcode: 508928
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– Recent Council Meeting Minutes
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Public Record Requests
For more information about public records and where to send completed forms please check out the Public Records Page.
For Administrative Requests:
Deputy Clerk: cityofnewport@newport-wa.org
For Police Record Requests:
Police Clerk: Kathryn Bowman – kbowman@newport-wa.org
For more information please call our office at 509-447-5611 or visit in person at 200 S Washington, Newport WA 99156.
City Employees
Administrative:
City Administrator – Abby Gribi
Finance Department:
City Clerk & Treasurer – Nickole North, MMC, CPFA
Deputy Clerk & Public Records Officer – Tiffany Hansen
Accounting Clerk – Theresa Schoener
Building Official – J.A. Sewell & Associates LLC
Planning Department – Contracted
Interlocal Agreements:
Pend Oreille County Sharing Manpower & Equipment NP2023-10
Pend Oreille County Purchasing Agreement NP2014-21
Newport Hospital Interlocal Agreement 2015
Public Utility District Interlocal Agreement NP2017-12
Pend Oreille County Law Enforcement Mutual Aid NP2018-13
Pend Oreille County Road Striping Agreement NP2019-16
Pend Oreille County Interlocal Planning Agreement NP2019-18
Pend Oreille County Dispatch Agreement NP2020-04
Pend Oreille County Jail Agreement NP2020-04
Pend Oreille Fire District 4 Agreement NP2020-06
Pend Oreille Fire District 4 Ambulance Agreement NP2020-07
Spokane City Hearing Examiner Agreement
State Auditor Data Sharing Agreement Pend Oreille