page_title: Marysville, Washington
section_title: Government and politics
hierarchical_section_title: Marysville, Washington / Government and politics
caption_attribution_description: Marysville City Hall
context_page_description: Marysville is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The city is located 35 miles north of Seattle, adjacent to Everett on the north side of the Snohomish River delta. It is the second-largest city in Snohomish County after Everett, with a population of 60,020 in the 2010 U.S. census. As of 2015, Marysville is also the fastest-growing city in Washington state, growing at an annual rate of 2.5 percent.
  Marysville was established in 1872 as a trading post by James P. Comeford, but was not populated by other settlers until 1883. After the town was platted in 1885, a period of growth brought new buildings and industries to Marysville. In 1891, Marysville was incorporated and welcomed the completed Great Northern Railway. Historically, the area has subsisted on lumber and agrarian products; the growth of strawberry fields in Marysville led to the city being nicknamed the "Strawberry City" in the 1920s.
  The city experienced its first wave of suburbanization in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the development of new housing and commercial areas. Between 1980 and 2000, the population of Marysville increased five-fold.
context_section_description: Marysville, a non-charter code city, operates under a mayor–council government with an elected mayor and an elected city council. The mayor serves a term of four years and is limited to two terms, for a total of eight years. The 32nd and current mayor of Marysville, Jon Nehring, was appointed on June 28, 2010, after the resignation of incumbent Dennis Kendall; Nehring was elected to a full term in November 2011, and re-elected in 2015 and 2019.
  The city council is composed of seven residents who are elected in at-large, non-partisan elections to four-year terms. The elections are staggered, with three positions elected on the same ballot as the mayor, and four positions elected two years later. The council also selects a member to serve as Council President for a one-year term. The council meets twice per month, excluding holidays and during the month of August, in the City Council Chambers at the city hall. A proposal to adopt a council–manager government system was defeated by voters in 2002.
  At the federal level, Marysville is part of Washington's 2nd congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Rick Larsen since 2001. The city lies within three state legislative districts, each with three elected officials in the state senate and state house: the 38th district includes most of the city's western side along with the Tulalip Indian Reservation and the city of Everett, and is represented by senator John McCoy and representatives June Robinson and Mike Sells; the 39th district includes the northeastern part of the city and the city of Arlington, and is represented by senator Kirk Pearson and representatives Dan Kristiansen and Elizabeth Scott; the 44th district includes the southeastern part of the city and the cities of Lake Stevens, Snohomish and Mill Creek, and is represented by senator Steve Hobbs and representatives John Lovick and Mark Harmsworth. Marysville is wholly part of the Snohomish County Council's 1st district, represented by Nate Nehring, son of the city's mayor Jon Nehring, since his appointment in 2017.
  According to the Washington State Auditor, Marysville's municipal government employs 266 people and its general fund expenditures totaled $38.7 million in 2015. The 2015–16 biennial budget allocated $128.1 million in expenditures for 2015 and $109.7 million for 2016; general fund spending was limited to $44.1 million in 2015 and $45.1 million. City taxes, collected from retail sales, property assessment, and other sources, accounted for $34.3 million in annual revenue.
  The city has several departments providing services to its residents, including a police department, municipal courts, garbage collection, planning and zoning, parks and recreational programs, engineering, street maintenance, water and wastewater services, and stormwater treatment. A new civic campus, combining a police station, city jail, and city hall, is planned to be built adjacent to Comeford Park in downtown and is scheduled to open in 2021. Marysville contracts with regional districts for other services, including a public library, public transport, electricity, natural gas, and fire protection.
caption: Marysville's city hall, located on State Avenue
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