(The Center Square) – Vicki Baker was announced as Yakima’s next city manager during last week’s Yakima City Council meeting. Her first day on the job is scheduled for Aug. 8. Baker’s employment agreement still needs to be executed by the city council, but the proposed agreement would pay Baker an annual base salary of $207,000. Baker was previously the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments deputy director, a position she held since 2021. Before that, she served as a Yakima County commissioner from January 2020 through November 2020. According to the county, Baker has owned and operated a Gr…