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TRACKDOWN MANAGEMENT

"Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the City Management Community"

November, 2016 Page | 1 Volume No. 10: Issue No. 20

Sharon Olivito and Julie Knabe. Sharon is the wife of

retiring California Contract Cities Association

Executive Director Sam Olivito, and Julie is the wife

of retiring Fourth District Los Angeles County

Supervisor Don Knabe. Both of them are looking

forward to spending more time with their children

and grandchildren and maybe working in a little

traveling too. Sincere Trackdown congratulations

to the Olivitos and the Knabes.

Part II of a List of League of California Cities

Central Valley Division Cities

This issue of the City Manager Newsletter by

Trackdown presents a list of the second third of

the cities listed in the Central Valley Division of

the League of California Cities. Cities included

in this listing include: Livingston, Los Banos,

Manteca, Merced, Modesto, Newman, and

Oakdale. That is seven different cities, but we

have included multiple managers where the

information was readily available. Some city

manager do not maintain their career profile

information in the ICMA Who’s Who Directory, or

Linked In. We look forward to receiving your

comments and suggestions.

“My mother's family raised grains and

crops. My father's grew sugarcane and

mangos. So I knew more about the

basics of farming than of acting.”

--Margot Robbie

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City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management November, 2016

borah Collins began her working career in Sausalito as an Administrative Assistant

with an information technology and services firm in 1983. In 1984 she went to work

as a software support technician for an on-line software systems company in Chico.

She joined the Chico city staff in 1994 as Community Services Officer (CSO), and in

2001 she took a Management Analyst with the Chico Police Department. In 2009

she moved to the City Manager's Office in a Management Analyst post. Deborah

earned a BA in social work from California State University, Chico, and an MS in law

from Champlain College.



We may have got carried away with the

Livingston staffing history since information

tumbled into our laps. Well, all but the current

staff. Livingston is a community of a little more

than 13,000 folks in Merced County. The town

was named for Dr. David Livingstone, a British

explorer of Africa who was an international

celebrity in the late 1800s. An error on the town’s

Post Office application resulted in the spelling

difference. Livingston’s post office opened in

1873, closed in 1882 and re-opened in 1883.

Livingston’s largest businesses are agriculture-

related, including the largest poultry producer in

the western United States, Foster Farms, and

Joseph Gallo Farms, which owns the largest

dairy herd in the U.S. Also, 90% of the sweet

potatoes grown west of the Rockies are grown

and packed in and around Livingston.

Livingston has had some

outstanding public managers and

professionals serving in their City

Hall.

Odi Ortiz served as Interim City Manager in

Livingston following the resignation of City

Manager Jose Ramirez in February, 2015, and

again after Eddie Duque pulled the plug after

only two months into his Livingston service. Odi

served as the Assistant City Manager and

Finance Director, taking over from Vickie Lewis

who retired, prior to being selected to step up

and work as Interim City Manager.

In February of this year (2016) Gabriel Gonzalez

was appointed Interim Public Works Director in

the City of Livingston. Gabriel previously served

as City Manager in Mendota and Rohnert Park.

He was appointed to work with Interim City

Manager Odi Ortiz.

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Mark Risco, President & CEO

Robert "Chris" Fisher, Financial Consulting Vice President

Anne Pelej, Arbitrage Rebate

Gladys Medina, Assessment and CFD Districts

Willdan Financial & Economic Consulting Services

can enhance city efficiency, effectiveness, and

credibility by helping to generate revenue and

optimize its administration. President & CEO Mark Risco

is a member of the California City Management

Foundation (CCMF) Board of Trustees. Call Willdan

Financial at telephone No. 800-755-6864.

MuniServices' Fran Mancia and Brenda Narayan

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MuniServices, LLC, services including

revenue discovery, audit, collections, and

information services to protect public

agency revenues. Doug Jensen, Senior Vice

President, Client Services, is the West contact at 559-271-

6800. Fran Mancia, Vice President, Government Relations,

can be reached at 559-288-7296. Fran serves on the

Board of Trustees of the California City Management

Foundation (CCMF). Fran is also a member of the

University of California Board of Regents a one of four

Alumni Regents. Fran will also serve as the President of the

UC Alumni Association for 2017.

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Jim Barisic, Brett Whitehead, Mark Whitehead and

David Barisic of Brandywine Homes.

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Former City Manager Jim Barisic founded

Brandywine in 1994. Jim and his three sons

Brett Whitehead, Mark Whitehead and David Barisic

direct Brandywine Homes. Projects are now selling in

Anaheim, Arcadia, Monrovia,

Norwalk, Torrance, Yorba Linda,

coming soon are projects in Yorba

Linda, and Whittier. Call Brandywine

at 949-296-2400

www.keenan.com

Keenan is an industry leader in insurance, employee

benefits and financial solutions for public agencies.

Executive Vice President Steve Gedestad is a

Member of the California City Management

Foundation (CCMF) Board of Trustees.

Corporate Office Telephone No. 310-212-3344

KeenanDirect knows about affordable health

insurance plans. Keenan associates are certified

insurance agents who understand health insurance

coverage options for individuals, families and small

businesses. KeenanDirect provides sound guidance

and direction

“I think people respond to me as a down-to-Earth,

girl-next-door person, because I am one of those

people. That’s something I don’t have to act very

hard at.” ---Elizabeth Banks



When Jose Ramirez left the

Livingston City Manager

position in 2015 Eddie Duque, a

Senior Management Analyst in

Santa Ana, was appointed to

the post. However, after only

a couple of month Eddie resigned the position

in December, 2015 to pursue other professional

opportunities. Eddie had worked in the Finance

& Management Services Department in Santa

Ana from 1998 until his appointment to the

Livingston City Manager post in 2015. Prior to

Santa Ana Eddie served as the Assistant

Executive Director for the San Gabriel Valley

Council of Governments for two years starting in

1996, while he worked for a private

management consultant firm. In 1994-1995

Eddie was a Nonprofit Consultant to the

Commission on Hispanic Affairs. From 1991 to

1993 Eddie worked as a Transportation Planner

and Project Manager for the Southern California

Association of Governments (SCAG). Linked In

lists Eddie as currently being a Manager-In-

Transition. Eddie is a Certified Public Funds

Investment Manager by the Association of

Public Treasurers of the US & Canada. He

earned a BA from the University of California,

Berkeley and a Master in Public Policy, Urban

Development from the John F. Kennedy School

of Government at Harvard University.

Former Walnut City

Manager Bob Dickey

standing in front of a

Municipal building in

Olbia, Sardinia, Italy. Bob

retired as the Public Works

Director in South Gate. He

also worked about 10-

years for the Southern

California Edison

Company.

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Jose A. Ramirez began his working career in the

private sector in 1997. He was appointed City

Administrator in the City of Orange Cove,

California in 2000. Jose was there until 2003

when he was selected to serve as the City

Manager in the City of Firebaugh. After working

in Firebaugh for about 8-years, Jose was

appointed City Manager in Livingston. He left

Livingston in 2015. In 2011 Jose received a 10-

year ICMA Service Award. Jose lists his current

address in Fresno. After leaving Livingston Jose

continued to serve as the President of a distilled

spirits import company he founded in 2008.

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offices in California, Arizona and Utah. Ryan McLean

is the Chief Executive Officer/President.

Pictured here is Anne Samuelson Williams of

Psomas. Please call telephone No. 213-223-1400.

Anne Samuelson Williams

joined the Psomas

Entitlements Team in 2013.

Previously she was the Vice

President of Legislative &

Legal Affairs for the Central

City Association of Los

Angeles. She holds JD and

MBA degrees from USC and

a BA from Claremont

McKenna College.

Trackdown Posse Roster:

Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager Howard Chambers, Lakewood Lyle Defenbaugh, CALTRUST

Joe Tanner, Retired City Manager Dave Carmany, La Puente City Manager

Ken Bayless, Retired, Greater L.A. Vector Control District Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS

Richard Ramirez, Retired City Manager, American Canyon Vern Lawson, Lancaster

Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Ernesto Marquez, City Manager In Transition

Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager Marcia Raines, Millbrae

Anthony R. Ybarra, Retired City Manager Wade McKinney, Indian Wells CM & President of CCMF

Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association Jack Lam, Retired Rancho Cucamonga City Manager

Larry F. Pennell, Retired Wasco City Manager Gary Chicots, Retired City Manager

Anthony Lopez, Retired City Manager Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group

Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President Troy Butzlaff, City Manager, Azusa Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager Gary Milliman, Brookings, Oregon

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona Robert Dickey, Former CM & retired DPW, South Gate

Clay Curtin, Menlo Park Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager

Rod B. Butler, City Manager In Transition Ray Harris, Retired Public Official

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch James Gilley, Retired City Manager, Lancaster

John F. Shirey, Sacramento City Manager Glenn Southard, Retired City Manager, Indio & Claremont

Paul Philips, City Manager, City of Industry Ray B. Taylor, City Manager, Westlake Village

Chris Freeland, City Manager, West Covina Lee C. McDougal, Retired City Manager

Douglas N. La Belle, Retired City Manager Ramon Silver, Retired City Manager

Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger Kellee Simpson Hearther, Honolulu, Hawaii

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order

that I may learn how to do it.” --Pablo Picasso

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When Richard N. Warne left the service of the

United States Army as a Captain in 1982, he

joined the South Jordan, Utah city staff as City

Administrator. He left that position in 1991 to

become the Risk Manager for the Utah Risk

Management Mutual Association. While serving

in that post, he was elected to the South Jordan

City Council and served there until 2000. That

year (2000) he was appointed City Administrator

in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He came to

California in 2001 to accept the Coalinga City

Manager position. He served in Coalinga until

2005. In 2005-2006 Richard worked as the Interim

City Manager in Grover Beach, and in 2006 he

was appointed to the Livingston City Manager

post. Richard worked in Livingston until 2011.

That year (2011) he was hired to serve as the City

Manager in Twentynine Palms where he worked

until 2013. He worked as an Interim City Manager

in 2014-2015, and then served as the Calexico

City Manager in 2015. He was appointed

Beaumont’s Interim City Manager in 2016 where

he currently works. Richard earned a BA and

MPA from Brigham Young University. In 2005 he

received an ICMA Program Excellence Award

for Innovation in Local Government

Management. He received a 30-year ICMA

Service Award in 2012.

California Contract Cities Association

Cristina Shore and Kelli

Lofing of Executive

Director Marcel

Rodarte’s CCCA staff.

Contact them about

their Annual Legislative

Orientation,

January 8-10, 2017, in

Sacramento. Call them

at: 562-622-5533

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The firm was founded by the late former California

State Assembly Member Joe A. Gonsalves.

Anthony D. Gonsalves serves as a member of the

CCMF Board of Directors. Anthony, Jason Gonsalves

and Paul Gonsalves are expert municipal lobbyists.

The firm represents about 50-cities, and has become

a key player in legislation about city government.

Joe Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes;

you don't need them often but when you do they

had better work."

Call the Joe A. Gonsalves & Son at: 916-441-0597

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Telephone No. 909-861-4335.

HdL was founded in 1983 by former City Manager Robert

"Bob" Hinderliter, who successfully championed legislation

allowing independent verification of State Board of

Equalization records. HdL expanded and improved with

the help of a partnership with former City Manager

Lloyd de Llamas. Currently Andy Nickerson is the President

of the firm. HdL Companies offers diverse services that

include: allocation audits, economic analysis and

program software regarding Sales Tax, and Property Tax,

Economic.


Former City Manager Larry J. Kosmont

Kosmont Companies is a nationally recognized real

estate, financial advisory and economic development

services firm. Larry was featured in a Bond Buyer article

regarding the subject of redevelopment dissolution and

bond disputes associated with the wind-down.

Mailing Address: 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd., #382,

Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Telephone: 424-456-3088 Fax 424-456-3087

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Retired Arcadia City Manager William "Bill" Kelly is

the Founder and President of

Kelly Associates Management Group 1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900

Fullerton, California 91835

KAMG's staff are all successful former local

government management professionals with proven

track records. Call telephone No. 714-449-8432



Self-proclaimed semi-retired former City

Manager Tim Kerr served as the Livingston City

Manager from September, 1990 to June, 1998,

nearly 8-years. In July, 1998 Tim joined the Ceres

city staff as the City Manager. He served there

for the next 7-years. In 2005 Tim became the City

Manager in the City of Turlock, leaving that

assignment in 2009. He then worked as the

Executive Director of the Downtown Stockton

Alliance from 2010 to 2012. Prior to becoming a

City Manager in Livingston Tim served in several

local executive positions, including: Deputy

County Administrator in San Benito County;

Support Services Manager in the City of

Burbank; Executive Assistant to the City

Manager in Rosemead; and Administrative

Analyst in the San Luis Obispo County

Administrator’s Office. Tim is well-known in city

manager circles as an avid San Francisco Giants

baseball fan. He earned a BA in history and

political science from the University of California,

Santa Barbara, and an MPA from Syracuse

University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and

Public Affairs. Tim currently lives in Modesto

where he attended Modesto Junior College

many years ago.

Steve Schwabauer is the City Manager in the

City of Lodi. He was appointed City Manager in

May, 2014 after serving as the Lodi City Attorney

for 10-years. He served his first three-months as

Interim City Manager. Steve replaced City

Manager Rad Bartlam, who resigned to accept

the appointment as City Manager in the City of

Chino Hills. Steve joined the Lodi staff in 2000 as

a Deputy City Attorney. He was appointed City

Attorney in 2004. Steve is a longtime avid bicycle

rider. He is a native of Ventura. Steve earned a

BA from the University of California, Davis and a

law degree from the University of California,

Berkeley. He also attended law school at the

University of Santa Clara. He began his career

practicing law in Stockton.



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After five-years as the City Manager in the City

of Lodi, Blair F. King left when he was selected to

be the City Manager in the City of Coronado to

replace the retiring City Manager Mark

Ochenduszko. Blair served in Lodi from 2005 until

he left in 2010. Blair began his public service

career in 1980 when he became an Area

Development Officer for the Inter Tribal County

in California. In 1983 he went to work in Eureka

as a Redevelopment Specialist. He was

appointed Assistant Public Works Director in

Eureka in 1985. In 1988 Blair moved to Coalinga

as the Assistant City Manager, and in 1991 he

received his first City Manager’s appointment in

the City of Soledad. He became the City

Manager in Imperial Beach in 1994, and then in

1997 he became the Half Moon Bay City

Manager. Blair took the Assistant City Manager

post in Milpitas in 2001. He then became the Lodi

City Manager in 2005. Blair earned a BA and

MPA from California State University. Blair is an

ICMA Credentialed Manager. He received a 30-

year ICMA Service Award in 2011.

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In June 2013, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. joined forces

with Norton Rose as Norton Rose Fulbright. It is a full-

service legal firm with experts in banking and

finance, public finance and environmental service.

Daniel Kim and Donald L. Hunt are

among those available in the firm's

Los Angeles office. Both are

Partners, and Don is the head of the

Los Angeles Public Law and

Administration Group. Don earned his J.D. at the

University of Chicago Law School, and Danny

earned his J. D. at McGeorge School of Law at the

University of the Pacific

Call them at 213-892-9200.

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Offices in Los Angeles, Orange County,

San Francisco and Temecula.

RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal

profession. Roxanne Diaz, Steven L. Dorsey, Kevin

Ennis, Gregory W. Stepanicich, Patrick “Kit”Bobko,

Serita Young and Craig Steele are among the City

Attorneys on the RW&G staff. Roxanne is City

Attorney in Hidden Hills, Indio and Norwalk. Steve is

currently the City Attorney in San Marino. Kevin Ennis

is the City Attorney in Calimesa, and Moorpark.

Greg is City Attorney for Fairfield, Mill Valley and the

Town of Ross, and serves on the CCMF Board of

Trustees. Kit is the City Attorney in Buena Park. Serita

is the Artesia City Attorney and Craig is the City

Attorney in Highland, Monrovia and Seal Beach.

Call telephone No. 213-626-8484.

Trackdown sends a sincere “Thank you” to

Anita Robertson, Assistant to Laurence S. Wiener,

who is the Beverly Hills City Attorney, and previously

served as City Attorney in Westlake Village and

Hidden Hills!

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Former City Administrator Wesley Wolf, Founder

Telephone No. 213-744-0437 Wolf & Company Inc.,

founded in 1993, is a

municipal

consulting/financial

advisory firm that provides services to State and

local governments and not-for-profit

corporations in the areas of municipal

finance. Veteran investment banker and

municipal finance consultant Manny De

Dios has joined Wolf & Company Inc.



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Retired ”contract cities” Executive Director Sam Olivito

and former City Manager and Trackdown Principal

Jack A. Simpson at Sam and Sharon Olivito’s retirement

party at the Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles.



We found that Jerry L. Glenn served as Lodi

Assistant City Manager between 1973 and 1996.

Jerry started his career in 1961 as a Chief

Technician in Los Angeles. In 1969 Jerry joined

the Glendale city staff as a Research & Budget

Officer. After serving in Lodi, Jerry was

appointed City Manager in Galt in 1998, retiring

in 1999. Jerry earned a BA from the University of

Redlands and an MPA from the University of

Southern California (USC). In 1998 Jerry received

a 35-year ICMA Service Award.

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Tripepi Smith & Associates fields a professional team

that brings a strong background in pursuit of new

and innovative approaches and skills in marketing,

technology and public affairs. The firm also offers

workshops in communications training. Contact

Ryder Smith or one of his colleagues at 626-536-2173

[email protected]

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Any California local agency; may participate in

CALTRUST. Maximize market interest return and

maintain maximum liquidity and security. Your

agency's funds are safe. These investments are not

with the State Treasurer.

Contact Lyle Defenbaugh or Erin Carthen

916-440-4890 (Lyle) & 916-440-4888 (Erin)

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Former Assistant Town Manager in Truckee,

California, Alex C. Terrazas, 53, is the City

Manager in the City of Los Banos. Los Banos is a

city in Merced County with a 2010 census

population of 35,972, up a little more than 10,000

since 2000. The area was settled in the 1840s as

a trading post. The first Los Banos U.S. Post Office

opened in 1873. After serving on the

Congressional staff of Congressman Vic Fazio,

Alex went to work in the City of Mountain View

as an Administrative Analyst in the City

Manager’s Office. After 7-years in Mountain

View, Alex joined the staff in the Town of Truckee

in 2005, first in Planning, and then as the Assistant

to the Town Manager. In 2012 Alex was

appointed to the Assistant Town Manager

position. Alex started his new City Manager

assignment in Los Banos on July 1, 2016,

replacing City Manager Steve Carrigan, who left

Los Banos to become the City Manager in

Merced. Police Chief Gary Brizzee served as

Interim City Manager for a time after the post

was vacated. Alex earned a BA and Masters

degree in government from California State

University, Sacramento. He served as a member

of the ICMA Base Reuse Consortium between

1998-2016.

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Stifel is ready to serve public agency financial

needs. Stifel's Stephen Heaney, Managing Director,

Public Finance is a former member of

the CCMF Board, and serves on the

Board of Advisors for the USC Sol Price

School of Public Policy. Jose Vera is

active in Southern California city

organizations. Among the professionals

on the Northern California Stifel team are

Ralph Holmes, Eric McKean, Roberto Ruiz and

James Cervantes.

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Elena R. Reyes is the City Manager in Manteca.

She was appointed to the top job in Manteca in

June, 2016. Elena had been serving as the Senior

Deputy County Administrator in San Joaquin

County. She went to work for the county in 2000

as an Analyst in the office of the CAO. She

served as the Senior Deputy CAO for the past 5-

years. Elena earned a BA from the University of

the Pacific and an MPA from the University of

San Francisco. She is a resident of Lathrop.

Steven S. Carrigan, 52, was appointed to the

Merced City Manager position in December,

2015 and report in January, following the

retirement of City Manager John Bramble. Steve

served as the Los Banos City Manager for about

3-years before his appointment in Merced. He

took over in Los Banos from retired City Manager

Steve Rath. Prior to that Steve was the Assistant

City Manager in Sanger for about 16 months,

and he served about 8-years as the Economic

Development Director in Stockton before that.

He was laid-off in Stockton in 2009 during that

city’s budget crisis. Steve is not listed as a

member of ICMA.

Kellee Simpson Hearther,

born in Long Beach, and

a graduate of Downey

High School and USC, on

the beach at T-Street in

San Clemente.

Kellee Simpson Hearther

with Trackdown’s

Jack A. Simpson at LAX

as Kellee catches a flight

home in Hawaii after

attending the USC

homecoming.

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Modesto’s City Manager since 2015 is James N.

Holgersson. Jim began his public service career

in 1974 as a Planning Aide in Davenport, Iowa,

which started his rise in that organization:

Administrative Aide, (1974-1976); Fiscal Assistant,

(1976-1978); and Senior Administrative Assistant

to the City Manager, (1978-1981). In 1981 Jim

was appointed City Administrator in

Germantown, Tennessee. His next assignment

was in 1989 to 1993 as the City Manager of

Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1993 Jim moved to

Texas to be the City Manager in Waco, where

he served until 1997. Between 1998 to 2000 he

served as the Executive Director of the Bernard

and Audre Rapoport Foundation in Texas. In

2000 he was hired as a Deputy City Manager in

San Jose, and he worked there until 2005 when

he was tagged to be the Arlington, Texas City

Manager. He served in Arlington until 2011. In

2014 Jim was with Management Partners and

served as Interim City Manager prior to being

appointed to the Modesto City Manager

position in 2015. Jim earned a BA from

Augustana College and an MPA from the

University of Arkansas. Jim served as the

President of the Tennessee City Management

Association in 1988-1989.

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priced. With offices in Los Angeles and Grass Valley

in the Sierra Foothills, CH&W represents public and

private clients throughout California in municipal

law. Michael Colantuono is Managing Shareholder.

Call telephone No. 530-432-7357 or 213-542-5700.

Retired City Manager John P. Thompson, a past

President of the City Managers Department of the

League of California Cities, has authored a novel

featuring a city manager. Please go to his web

page to order a copy.

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Newcomb Williams

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is a woman-owned

investment banking firm

providing underwriting

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services to public agencies, and non-profit

corporations. Pam Newcomb, Janees Williams and

William D'Allaird are among the firm's professionals.

Please call them at: 760-860-0222

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Michael E. Holland is the Newman, California

City Manager. Mike is in his tenth year as the

Newman City Manager. In 2014 Mike was

awarded a five-year extension to employment

agreement. Previous to his City Manager

appointment he served as the Community

Development Director in Newman.

Since February, 2013, Bryan M. Whitemyer has

served as the Oakdale City Manager. He began

his public management career in 2001 as a

Code Enforcement/Assistant Planner in Ceres.

In 2003 he took a Management Analyst position

in Modesto, and in 2007 Bryan was hired to serve

as Assistant City Manager in Patterson. After

three-years in Patterson, Bryan was selected to

serve as the City Manager in Hughson, where he

served for a little more than two-years. Bryan is

a member of ICMA. He earned a BA from

Brigham Young University, and an MPA from

California State University, Stanislaus.

We picked up an old printed Who’s Who in Local

Government Management for 1995-1996 to see

who was serving in our subject cities during that

time: Livingston, Tim Kerr; Los Banos, (vacant);

Manteca, David M. Jinkens; Merced, James G.

Marshall; Modesto, J. Edward Tewes; Newman,

Stephen L. Hollister; and Oakdale, Bruce W.

Bannerman. David Jinkens just recently was

appointed City Manager in the City of Avalon.

Of course, there are many more individuals out

there who deserve to be included on this list. We

apologize to all those we missed either because

we did not find the information or that we ran

short of room. Please send your comments and

suggestions. We cannot promise to use every

suggestion, but we do promise to consider them

all. Best Trackdown wishes to one and all for a

very Happy Thanksgiving 2016.

Don Paschal; Executive Vice President Mitch Barker and

Kevin O'Rourke

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We have been asked a number of time recently

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curly hair. Here is Tyler and his mother Samantha at

Staples Center earlier this month.

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Picking Up the Pieces: Retired City

Manager Beth Pollard, 59, is expected to

be appointed Interim City Manager in

the City of Belvedere. She will be

replacing City Manager Mary Neilan, who is retiring

at the end of the year. Since Beth retired as the City

Manager in Albany in 2013, she has worked as the

Interim Deputy City Manager and as the Interim

Director of Library Services in Berkeley. St. Helena City

Manager Jennifer Phillips is among the final six

candidates in the Bothell, Oregon City Manager

position recruitment. Jennifer was served as the St.

Helena City Manager since 2014. She previously

served as the Assistant City Manager in Santa Rosa

and Santa Monica. She also worked in Fullerton as

the Assistant to the City Manager (1999-2004). She

earned a BA and MPA from California State

University, Long Beach. Jennifer served as Co-Chair

of Women Leading Government (2008-2016). She is a

past President of MMASC (2002-2003). Michael A.

Hart, who earned a BA in Sociology and an MPA from

California State University, Long Beach, is the new

Assistant City Manager and Director of the

Downtown Development Authority in the City of

Fenton, Michigan. He served 6-years as the City

Manager in Davison, Michigan. Antioch City

Manager Steve Duran, 61, has announced his

intention to retire effective August 15, 2017. Steve

previously served as the City Manager in Hercules

starting in October, 2011. He joined the Antioch staff

in January, 2014. Prior to Hercules Steve worked for

the San Jose Redevelopment Agency. Prior to San

Jose he was in the commercial real estate industry.

Ontario City Manager Al Boling and the Ontario

Police and Fire Chiefs have all been awarded a

9.75% salary increase in response to their new

expanded responsibilities with the new local control

of the Ontario International Airport. El Centro City

Manager Ruben A. Duran has announced his

resignation to become the Manager of the

Ketchikan Borough in Alaska. It has been reported

the Ruben and his wife have already sold their El

Centro home and are looking forward to moving to

Ketchikan. Ruben is a former Oroville City

Administrator. In 2009 he received a 30-year ICMA

Service Award. A potential developer is challenging

a California Coastal Commission decision to reject a

plan to build 895 homes, a 75-room hotel, a 20-bed

hostel and more than 45,000 square feet of retail

space. The Commission rejected the proposed

development. The Developer, Newport Banning

Ranch, has filed suit requesting $490 million and in

addition they are asking the court to overturn the

Commission’s rejection. The lawsuit points to the

Commission’s designation of 64 acres for the

burrowing owl habitat. The lawsuit equates the

project’s denial to an illegal taking of private

property without compensation. Banning Ranch is

the largest privately owned undeveloped coastal

parcel in Southern California. Former Thousand Oaks

City Manager Scott Mitnick has joined Stifel; a full-

service wealth management and investment

banking firm. Scott began his public management

career in 1987 as a Budget Analyst in Brea, before he

became a Financial Analyst in the City of Burbank in

1989. Scott held a number of position in Burbank and

was serving as the Budget Administrator when in 1996

he was appointed Administrative Services Director in

Yuba City. He joined the Thousand Oaks staff in 2000

as a Deputy City Manager, and served as City

Manager between May, 2005 and July, 2016. Scott

earned an MPA from Syracuse University’s Maxwell

School.

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Palos Verdes Estates

Public Works Director &

City Engineer participating in

the orchestra program at

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Huntington Beach Pier at sunset in October, 2016

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More Pieces Picked Up: Carolyn

Coleman will join the staff of the

League of California Cities as the next

Executive Director replacing retired

veteran Executive Director Chris McKenzIe in mid-

December. Carolyn has been serving as a Senior

Executive and Director of Federal Advocacy for the

National League of Cities since 2006. Carolyn has

more than 25-years of experience, including service

as a Deputy Mayor in the City of Indianapolis,

Indiana. Kristen Mignone Crane began service as the

Assistant City Manager in the City of Del Mar last

month (October, 2016). Kristen is a past President of

MMANC (2003), while she served as a Senior

Management Analyst in Citrus Heights (December,

1999-2004). Kristen began her public management

career in 1995 as an Administrative Associate for the

City of Glendale. She has held positions in Glendale,

Claremont, Citrus Heights, Poway, and Del Mar.

Moraga has former Chief of Police Bob Priebe, 64,

taking over as City Manager. Bob retired from Law

enforcement in September. He has been serving as

the Interim Town Manager since Town Manager Jill

Keimach resigned in January to become the City

Manager in Alameda. Bob served in the Moraga

Police Department for nearly 37-years with his last 8-

years as Chief. He began his public service career in

1978 with the Berkeley Police Department. He joined

the Moraga Police Department the next year.

Michael T. Uberuaga was appointed City Manager

for the City of San Diego in November, 1997. He

resigned in March, 2004. His letter of resignation said

that he planned to retire in April, 2004. Prior to his

work in San Diego, Mike served as City Manager in

Steamboat Springs, Colorado (1976-1983); Milpitas

(1983-1986); Concord (1986-1990); and City

Administrator of Huntington Beach (1990-1997). Prior

to his Steamboat Streams job, he served as an

Assistant in Compton and South El Monte. He was

also an Assistant to the City Manager in Claremont.

Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell announced

that the City will hire an Independent Investigator to

conduct a review of the recent death of Reginald

“JR” Thomas, 35, of Pasadena, who died in police

custody after being tasered and struggling with

police offices on the morning of September 30. The

death is also being investigated by the Los Angeles

County Sheriff’s Department, and the Los Angeles

County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Former Los

Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has launched a

2018 campaign big for the office of California

Governor. The Mayor is a Democrat. Los Angeles

Planning Director Vince Bertoni began his local

government career in 1989 as an Assistant Planner in

Rancho Cucamonga. He then worked in Planning

Department positions in Redlands, Malibu, and Santa

Clarita, until October 2003 when he was appointed

Interim Director of Planning and Building Services in

Santa Clarita. Between October 2004 and July 2005

Vince was a Principle in Bertoni Civic Consulting. He

was appointed Community Development Director in

Beverly Hills in 2005 and left that assignment in June

2008 to become the Deputy Planning Director in Los

Angeles. He was appointed Director in February,

2016. Kelley Bacon began her public service career

as an HR Operations Manager in Chula Vista in 2002.

She moved up in the organization from Assistant

Director of Human Resources in 2003, to Director of

Human Resources & Information Technology

Departments in 2009. Kelley became the Deputy City

Manager in Chula Vista in January, 2013. She earned

a BS from Colorado Christian University and an MS

from the University of Leicester. Former Mammoth

Lakes Town Manager Marianna

Marysheva-Martinez serves as one of the

three Assistant City Managers in the City

of Riverside. The other two are Alex

Nguyen and Al Zelinka. Marianna replaced Assistant

City Manager Deanna Lorson who resigned to pursue

other opportunities. Marianna has held positions with

ABAG, San Francisco, Oakland, Lynwood and

Mammoth Lakes. Described as “highly-motivated”

and a dynamic management professional, Sandra

Bill works as a Human Resources Analyst for the City

of Thousand Oaks. After more than 21-years with

Verizon, Sandra enter the public sector as a

Personnel Analyst with the County of Ventura. She

joined the Thousand Oaks staff in April, 2014 as a

Human Resources Analyst. She earned a BS from the

University of Redlands. Walnut Creek is recruiting an

Interim City Manager to fill in for the City Manager

Ken Nordhoff as he retires and joins HdL Companies.

Ken will resign effective December 30, 2016. League

of California Cities City Managers Department

Meeting is planned for February 8-10, 2017 at the

Hyatt Monterey. Antioch City Manager Steve Duran,

61, has set next August 15, 2017 as the tentative date

for his retirement. Steve previously served as the City

Manager in Hercules from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that

he spent more than 18-years with the San Jose

Redevelopment Agency. St. Helena City Manager

Jennifer Phillips is among the final 6-candidates for

the City Manager position in Bothell, Washington.

She is the only final candidate from California.

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