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- Tacoma RainiersCheck out the Rainers team roster, schedule, and stats
- TourismStay, play, and dine during your visit to Tacoma
- TransportationTransportation options to help you get around town

Department or Office	Contact	Email	Phone	Mobile
City Attorney's Office / City Clerk's Office	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
City Council / Office of Mayor Victoria Woodards	Melanie Harding	Email	(253) 591-5156	(253) 777-8692
City Council / Office of Council Members John Hines, Deputy Mayor Keith Blocker, Lillian Hunter, and Kristina Walker	Claire Goodwin	Email	(253) 591-5164	(253) 219-0679
City Council / Office of Council Members Robert Thoms, Chris Beale, Catherine Ushka, and Conor McCarthy	Lynda Foster	Email	(253) 591-5166	(253) 219-0339
City Manager's Office / City Council	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Community and Economic Development Department / Economic Development Services (Business Attraction, Retention, Expansion and Support Services), Affordable Housing Action Strategy, Support for Women and Minority-Owned Businesses	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Office of Equity and Human Rights	Megan Snow	Email	(253) 591-5051	(253) 219-7083
Environmental Services Department (Solid Waste, Surface Water, Wastewater, Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability, TAGRO)	Stacy Ellifritt	Email	(253) 591-2005	(253) 241-1232
Finance Department / Office of Management and Budget, Tax and License Office, Employment Standards	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Government Relations Office	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Hearing Examiner's Office	Megan Snow	Email	(253) 591-5051	(253) 219-7083
Human Resources Department	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Information Technology Department	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Neighborhood and Community Services Department	Megan Snow	Email	(253) 591-5051	(253) 219-7083
Planning and Development Services Department	Megan Snow	Email	(253) 591-5051	(253) 219-7083
Public Works Department	Stacy Ellifritt	Email	(253) 591-2005	(253) 241-1232
Tacoma Employees’ Retirement System	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Tacoma Fire Department	Joe Meinecke	Email	(253) 591-5176	(253) 255-3260
Tacoma Municipal Court	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915
Tacoma Police Department	Wendy Haddow	Email	(253) 591-5968	(253) 306-2985
Tacoma Public Library	Mariesa Bus	Email	(253) 292-2001 ext. 1220	(253) 457-1867
Tacoma Public Utilities	Rebekah Anderson	Email	(253) 441-4598	(253) 348-1745
Tacoma Venues & Events (Tacoma Dome, Greater Tacoma Convention Center)	Tammi Bryant	Email	(253) 593-7617
Tacoma Venues & Events (Office of Arts and Cultural Vitality)	Maria Lee	Email	(253) 591-2054	(253) 534-5915

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