Sara Lane selected as Shoreline’s new Administrative Services Director

Sara Lane

City Manager Debbie Tarry has selected Sara Lane to be City’s new Administrative Services Director. Lane's selection is the culmination of an extensive search after Robert Hartwig announced his resignation as Administrative Services Director.

“I'm excited to appoint Sara as the City’s new Administrative Services Director,” stated Tarry. “She is an energetic and collaborative leader who will be effective in serving the Shoreline community.”

Lane has worked for the City of Bellevue’s Finance Department for 23 years, most recently as the Assistant Finance Director. In that role, she was responsible for leading the Accounts Payable, Business Systems, Payroll, Procurement, Tax and Treasury, Budget, Investment and Debt functions.

Lane was also responsible for developing and implementing Bellevue’s budgeting for outcomes budget process and has led efforts in strategic planning and communication improvement. She is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, the Washington Finance Officers Association, and is on the Bellevue College Accounting Advisory Board.

In addition to her position as the Assistant Finance Director, Lane has also held the positions of Finance Business Systems Manager, Treasury and Tax Manager, Assistant Treasury and Tax Manager, along with other technical positions with the City of Bellevue.

The City received over 20 applications for the position. Of those, 10 were chosen as semi-finalists to go through additional screening. After the additional screening, the City Manager chose five finalists to be interviewed by four panels. The interview panels were made up of City staff and the City’s Leadership Team. The final interview was with the City Manager.

Lane’s start date will be June 22, 2015.