At the January 2026 City Council meeting, the King City City Council announced the hiring of Vincent Ferraris as the new City Manager.
The hiring follows a thorough process that included a public event on December 2nd, 2025, where King City residents met the candidates. On December 3rd, 2025, King City staff and council spent the day conducting detailed interviews, giving city tours, and participating in panel interviews with both city staff and citizens.
Ferraris earned his MBA from the University of Oregon and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management & Organizational Leadership from George Fox University. His career includes his most recent role as the Capital Finance Manager in the Budget Division of TriMet, as well as positions as an investigator and deputy sheriff with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and as a Public Safety Aide with the Portland Police Bureau.
“We’re very excited to announce the hiring of Vincent Ferraris as King City’s newest City Manager,” said King City Mayor Rachel Kazmierski. “Throughout the selection process, Vincent demonstrated great aptitude and passion, and we look forward to working with him to shape the future of King City.”
King City Police Department Chief Ernest Happala will remain interim City Manager until Ferraris begins on January 30th, 2026
