Mayor Debbie Sullivan announced at the July 1 council meeting that Jay Mason is officially the Tumwater police chief effective July 1. Sullivan said Chief Wicks' last day was June 30 and that Mason had served as interim chief while Wicks was on medical leave.

The mayor congratulated Mason on his first day as chief. The transcript records the announcement and congratulations; no formal vote or council action on the appointment is recorded in the meeting minutes included in the transcript.