Mayor Jenny Durkan is expected to nominate Ottawa's outgoing chief information officer as Seattle's new chief technology officer.

Vince Fong, a Republican state assemblyman, demanded new leadership via a Facebook video this week.

The move comes after six years of leading technology operations for the state's IT enterprise.

Technology veteran Christopher Rein, who most recently served in cybersecurity roles with the state, will inherit an IT consolidation effort launched by his predecessor.

Gamiño will be the multinational financial services corporation's new head of city partnerships.

Snow will serve in an interim capacity through the end of this year following the retirement of longtime CIO William “David” Zolnowsky.

Miguel Gamiño is the second local government representative to leave the group over claims of industry favoritism.

The city recruited a former enterprise architect from Washington state government to fill the new role.

He says his next venture will bring ideas of civic technology, human-centered design, and culture to cities around the world.