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City Manager Newsletter By

TRACKDOWN MANAGEMENT

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

April, 2016 Page | 1 Volume No. 10: Issue No. 07

Longtime Lakewood City Manager Howard L. Chambers,

Long Beach City Manager Patrick H. West, and

Ken Bayless, retired Chief of the Los Angeles County

Sheriff's Department, and retired General Manager of the

Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District. The

picture was taken at a former colleagues get-together on

Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Tap's Fish House & Brewery in

Brea. The three were among the 19 participants at the

informal "Dutch Treat" event.

Get-togethers with Old Friends Are

Important to Everyone!

For a few years now a group of former city

management colleagues have been getting

together for periodic luncheons at Tap's Fish

House & Brewery in the Brea. Tap's was initially

selected because it was convenient for Doug

Dunlap. The people there are so friendly and

accommodating, that though Doug has since

relocated to a new home in Lompoc, the

group continues to assemble at Tap's. Doug,

who served as City Administrator or City

Manager in Chowchilla, Villa Park, El Monte,

Hawaiian Gardens, Bradbury and Pomona, was

unable to attend the March 31, 2016 event. This

newsletter attempts to provide a flavor of what

keeps bringing these former colleagues

together.

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City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 2 April, 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.



March 31 saw a group of 19 gather at Tap's.

The gathering included: Pat West; Howard

Chambers; Terry Belanger; Don Penman; Ray

Harris; Glenn Southard; Bill Crowe; Ken Bayless;

Jack Simpson; Denise Ovrom; Gary Chicots;

Fred Latham; Steve Harding; Doug La Belle;

Greg Korduner; Ray Silver; Ken Caresio; Gary

Sloan; and Lloyd de Llamas.

Many of these city management professionals

have been included in previous Trackdown lists,

and we lack the space to include all of their

profiles in one newsletter issue. We have

pieced a list together on a random basis. There

is no attempt to slight anyone. We again used

the ICMA Who's Who Directory as our primary

research tool, though some of these fine

people are not listed there. We hope you find

this issue interesting and enjoyable.

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

"I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex,

and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he

killed himself." --Johnny Carson

Retired City Managers Don Penman and Gary Sloan. Gary

retired as the La Mirada City Manager in 2001 after 21-

years of service there. Don retired as the Arcadia City

Manager in 2011. Don also served as City Manager in San

Fernando and Baldwin Park, and Interim City Manager in

San Fernando, Temple City and Azusa.

Donald E. Penman joined the Arcadia staff as

an Administrative Intern in 1974. In 1975 Don

went to Simi Valley as an Administrative

Assistant, which began his rise in that

organization: 1978, Senior Administrative

Assistant; 1979, Assistant to the City Manager;

and in 1981, Deputy City Manager. In 1982 Don

was selected to serve as the City Administrator

in San Fernando. After 8-years as the San

Fernando's chief city manager, Don was

appointed City Manager in Baldwin Park. In

1994 Don returned to Simi Valley to serve as

Assistant City Manager. He then returned to

Arcadia in 1998 as Assistant City Manager. In

2008 Don was appointed to the Arcadia City

Manager post when City Manager Bill Kelly

retired. Following his retirement in 2012 Don has

completed Interim City Manager assignments

in San Fernando, Temple City, and Azusa. Don

earned a BA from California State University,

Long Beach and an MPA from the University of

Southern California (USC). In 2010 Don received

a 35-year ICMA Service Award. When asked

what he planned after retirement, Don said

that he will have no more excuses for his wife

Debbie regarding ballroom dancing lessons.











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Beach . Former Duarte City

Manager J. Kenneth Caresio is

a Managing Director for the

firm. William A. O'Connor is the

firm's President.


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.

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Patrick H. West started his

public service career at

age 16 when he became

an Ocean Lifeguard for the

City of Huntington Beach.

Pat was born in Inglewood,

and grew up in the Los

Angeles area. After working as a Lifeguard, Pat

went on to be the Assistant Director of the

Recreational Instructional Program at the

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He

joined the City of Paramount staff in 1980 when

he was hired as a Recreation Supervisor by

then-Parks and Recreation Director Ellen Ward.

During his 25-years with Paramount, Pat served

as the Parks and Recreation Director; the

Community Development Director; Executive

Director of the Redevelopment Agency; and

as City Manager. In August, 2005 Pat joined the

City of Long Beach staff as the Director of

Community Development and Executive

Director of the Long Beach Redevelopment

Agency. Pat became the Long Beach City

Manager in September, 2007. He earned a BA

in social sciences from the University of

California, Irvine, and an MA in recreation

administration from California State University,

Los Angeles. Pat also earned an MBA from

California State University, Dominguez Hills. Pat

and his wife Madelyn have been married for

more than 30-years, and they have two grown

children.

Retired City Manager

Ray Silver, and

Long Beach

City Manager

Pat West on

March 31, 2016.



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After working as a part-time Lakewood

Recreation Leader, Howard L. Chambers

started his public management career as an

Administrative Aide in Lakewood in 1968. In

1969 he left Lakewood to take an

Administrative Assistant position in the City of

Rosemead, and in 1972 Howard was

appointed to the Rosemead Assistant City

Manager post. He returned to Lakewood in

1973 to become an Executive Assistant to the

City Administrator, and when the City

Administrator position opened in 1976 Howard

was selected to fill it. In 1980 a reorganization

changed the City Administrator position to City

Manager, and Howard served in that capacity

from 1980 to 2011 when he attempted to

retired. He stayed with the city in 2011 and 2012

as the Interim City Manager and rejoined the

organization as City Manager that year (2012).

He continues to serve as the Lakewood City

Manager. Howard earned a BS at Long Beach

State University, an MA from Pepperdine

University and an MPA from the University of

Southern California (USC). In 2013 Howard

received a very rare 45-year ICMA Service

Award. He was awarded an ICMA

Management Innovation Award for

Arts/Cultural in 2001. Howard has participated

in ICMA Exchange Programs to Japan and

New Zealand. Howard is a past Board Member

of the City Manager's Department of the

League of California Cities.

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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

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Former City Administrator Wesley Wolf, Founder

Telephone No. 213-744-0437

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municipal consulting/financial advisory firm

that provides services to State and local

governments and not-

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the areas of municipal

finance. Manny De Dios has joined Wolf &

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Julie Knabe and her husband Los Angeles County

Supervisor Don Knabe celebrated their 48th Wedding

Anniversary last month. Trackdown joins the Knabe's

many well-wishers and extends sincere congratulations.

Prior to Don's long service as a Member of the Board of

Supervisors, he served as the Chief Deputy to Supervisor

Dean Dana. Don also served on the Cerritos City Council.



Kenneth Bayless served as a member of the Los

Angeles County Sheriff's Department for more

than 33-years starting in March, 1970. During his

time with the Department he served as the

Lakewood Substation Commander, and as

such, the Chief of Police for Artesia, Bellflower,

Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood and

Paramount. Ken retired from the Sheriff's

Department as a Division Chief in March, 2003.

He then joined the Willdan Group of

Companies in 2005 to establish and organize its

homeland security services division, Willdan

Homeland Solutions. In November, 2007 Ken

was appointed to serve as the General

Manager of the Greater Los Angeles County

Vector Control District. Ken served as President

of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association

of California in 2012. Ken retired as the District's

General Manager at the end of December,

2013. Ken earned a BA in psychology from the

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and

an MPA from the University of Southern

California (USC).

"I have said repeatedly that in this country we track

library books better than we do sex offenders."

--Mark Foley

Trackdown Posse Roster: Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Lakewood Lyle Defenbaugh, CalTrust

Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager 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, Hawaiian Gardens Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager

Andy Takata, Retired City Manager Marcia Raines, Millbrae

Anthony R. Ybarra, South El Monte Arthur C. Simonian, Retired City Manager Ken Caresio, Retired Duarte City Manager

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells CM & President of CCMF John Keisler, Long Beach

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

Fred Latham, Retired Santa Fe Springs City Manager Anthony Lopez, Retired City Manager

Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President

Bruce Williams, Retired City Manager Troy Butzlaff, City Manager, Azusa

Rod Foster, Laguna Niguel Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager Gene Rogers, Moreno Valley Retired 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

David Jinkens, Retired City Manager Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager

Judie & Mike Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager Rod B. Butler, Upland City Manager

Ray Harris, Retired Public Official Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Philip Vince, City Manager In-Transition Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch Linda C. Lowry, Pomona City Manager

Donald R. Powell, Retired City Manager, Santa Fe Springs 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










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Joe Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes;

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Glenn Southard began his local

government career as an

Administrative Services Manager

in the Parks and Recreation

Department for the City of

Riverside in June, 1974. Glenn worked in

Riverside for nearly 7-years, when he joined the

West Covina staff as an Assistant to the City

Manager in March, 1981. In April, 1985 Glenn

took an Assistant City Manager assignment with

the City of San Juan Capistrano. He left there in

June, 1988 when he was appointed to the

Claremont City Manager position. Glenn spent

nearly 17-years as the Claremont City

Manager, and became active in the city

management community. In April, 2005 Glenn

was selected to serve as the City Manager in

the City of Indio. He retired from that position in

April, 2010. Glenn is a Founding member and

past President of the California City

Management Foundation (CCMF). He earned

a BA from California State University, San Diego

State, and an MPA from California State

University, Fullerton. Glenn continues to serve as

a Board Member for Pivot Charter Schools. He is

a Life Member of ICMA, and in 2009 he

received a 35-year ICMA Service Award. In

2001 Glenn was the recipient of the ICMA In-

Service Training Award presented in Memory of

Clarence E. Ridley; and an ICMA Program

Excellence Award for Collaborative Children

and Youth Initiatives. Glenn served as a

member of the CAL-ICMA Board in 2003-2005.

In 2005 Glenn was presented with the

Outstanding Service to the Profession Award

presented at the annual meeting of the

League of California Cities' City Managers

Department. Glenn also received ASPA's Harry

Scoville Award for distinguished performance in

public administration.

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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. Telephone No. 909-861-4335.



Lloyd R. De Llamas began his professional

career in 1963 as an Administrative Trainee in

the City of San Diego. In 1964 he was hired in

San Diego as an Administrative Analyst. Lloyd

went to work for the City of Torrance in 1966

where he served as a Senior Administrative

Assistant to the City Manager. In 1968 he was

recruited to be the City Manager in Woodlake,

a city in Tulare County. After about 3-years

there he was appointed City Administrator in

Lawndale in 1971. Lloyd moved on in 1976 to

become the City Manager in Monterey Park

where he served the next 11-years. In 1987

Lloyd join former Commerce City Administrator

Robert Hinderliter as a partner in Hinderliter, del

Lamas & Associates, which has become HdL

Companies. Lloyd served as President of the

firm until 2011 when he became the Chairman

of the Board of Directors of HdL Companies,

and Andy Nickerson assumed the President

post. Lloyd earned a BA from San Diego State

College. In 1993 Lloyd received a 30-year ICMA

Service Award. Lloyd is a past President of the

San Gabriel Valley City Manager's Association.

He was also a Founding Director of the

California Redevelopment Association.

HdL Companies' Lloyd de Lamas at the Tap's

luncheon on March 31, 2016. On the right he is

chatting with retired City Managers Don Penman

and Gary Sloan.

Frederick W. Latham joined the Santa Fe

Springs city staff as an Administrative Intern in

1972. He was promoted to Administrative

Assistant, and in 1980 Fred was named Assistant

City Manager. When City Manager Don Powell

retired, Fred was selected to serve as the Santa

Fe Springs City Manager in 2000. In turn Fred

retired in 2011. Fred earned a BA from

California Polytechnic University, Pomona. He

also took courses at the University of California,

Berkeley and the University of California, Los

Angeles (UCLA). In 2007 he received a 35-year

ICMA Service Award. Fred and his wife Linda

currently live in La Mirada.

Retired veteran City Managers

Fred Latham and Gregory Korduner


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Gregory D. Korduner began his public service

career during his high school and college years

working about 6-years in the Norwalk Public

Works Department. In September, 1975 Greg

joined the Artesia city staff to fill an

Administrative Assistant post. In 1977 he was

appointed Planning Director and in 1978 he

became Artesia Assistant City Manager. In

August, 1981 Greg was selected to serve as the

City Manager in South El Monte, and he left

that post in 1981 when he was recruited to be

City Administrator in El Monte. After leaving El

Monte in 1999, Greg did some interim work

including a stint with La Habra Heights, prior to

his appointment as the Huntington Park City

Manager in September, 1999. Greg retired from

Huntington Park in December, 2010. After

retirement Greg took an Interim City Manager

assignment in Los Alamitos in 2013. He earned

an AA from Cerritos Community College, a BA

from California State University, Fullerton and an

MPA from California State University, Long

Beach. Greg's wife Karen is a teacher with the

Downey Unified School District. Greg received

a 35-year ICMA Service Award in 2010. He is a

past President of the SELAC City Managers'

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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).

Don Paschal; Executive Vice President Mitch Barker and

Kevin O'Rourke

PARS provides retirement services designed specifically

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Ramon R. Silver began his professional public

management career in 1970 as an

Administrative Intern in Pasadena. In 1972 Ray

became an Administrative Analyst in West

Covina. In 1973 Ray took an Assistant to the

City Administrator post in Madera, and he work

there until 1977 when he was appointed

Director of Administrative Services in Coronado.

Ray was elevated to the Coronado City

Manager post in 1979, working there for the

next 8-years. In 1987 Ray took the San Diego

County Planning Director position, and in 1988

he was appointed City Manager in Upland.

Ray moved to "Surf City" in 1991 to serve as the

Assistant City Administrator in Huntington

Beach. After about 7-years as the Assistant, Ray

was hired as the Huntington Beach City

Administrator. He left the Huntington Beach

staff in 2004. He then worked with a consultant

firm from 2004 to 2006. After serving as the

Interim Economic Development Director in

Westminster, he was selected in 2013 to

succeed City Manager Vangie Schock who

was placed on administrative leave. Ray

retired from Westminster in April, 2009. He was

succeeded in Westminster by City Manager

Donald Lamm, who resigned in 2010. In 2014

Ray served as the Interim City Administrator in

Ketchum, Idaho. Former Long Beach Assistant

City Manager Suzanne Frick took the position

as Ray's interim assignment came to a close.

Ray earned a BA from California State

University, Los Angeles and a Master's degree

from California State University, Fresno. He is a

past President of the Rotary Club in Coronado.

In 2001 Ray received a 30-year ICMA Service

Award. He served on the CAL-ICMA Board from

2003 to 2005. Ray also served as President of

the City Manager's Department of the League

of California Cities in 2002 -2003.


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Stepanicich are among the City Attorneys on the

RW&G staff. Greg is City Attorney for Fairfield, Mill

Valley and the Town of Ross, and serves on the

CCMF Board of Trustees.

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Retired Chino Hills

City Manager

Doug La Belle, and

former Banning City

Manager Andy Takata

at the 2010 Gaylord

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Tournament.



Douglas N. La Belle started his long public

management career as an Administrative

Intern in Garden Grove in 1964, and he was

hired on as a Junior Administrative Analyst in

1965. In 1967 Doug took an Administrative

Assistant position in San Diego County's City of

La Mesa. Doug was appointed Assistant City

Manager in La Mesa in 1969. In 1972 he was

selected to serve as the City Administrator in

Marysville. Doug move back to Southern

California in 1973 and worked as the Director of

Community Development in Garden Grove. In

1977 Doug joined then-Cerritos City Manager

Gaylord Knapp as the Cerritos Director of

Environmental Affairs. In 1984 he was

appointed Deputy City Administrator in

Huntington Beach, and Doug left "Surf City" in

1989 when he was recruited to serve as the

Signal Hill City Manager. Doug left Signal Hill in

1995 and was appointed City Manager in

Chino Hill, where he retired in 2009. Doug

earned a BA from the University of California. In

2005 he received a rare 40-year ICMA Service

Award. Doug organized a fundraising golf

tournament in memory of his former boss and

friend Gaylord Knapp, who passed away of

Huntington's Disease in 1995. During the first 10-

years of the annual tournament more than

$250,000 was raised for the Huntington's

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While doing his undergraduate work at

California State University, Los Angeles, J.

Kenneth Caresio worked part-time for the Los

Angeles County Regional Planning Commission.

Ken then worked for the City of Baldwin Park in

the Engineering Division of the Public Works

Department. He joined the Duarte city staff in

1972 as the Assistant City Manager. In July,

1975 Ken was appointed City Manager in the

City of Duarte. In 1987 he went to work for

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Former Rosemead City Manager Bill Crowe and retired

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We apologize for not having the newsletter space

to include profiles on all who attended the March

"Dutch Treat" Tap's lunch. Thank you to everyone

who joined the group: Pat West; Howard Chambers;

Terry Belanger; Don Penman; Ray Harris; Glenn

Southard; Bill Crowe; Ken Bayless; Denise Ovrom;

Gary Chicots; Fred Latham; Steve Harding; Doug La

Belle; Greg Korduner; Ray Silver; Ken Caresio; Gary

Sloan; and Lloyd de Llamas. Cheers to all!

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Absent from the group picture are Lakewood City

Manager Howard Chambers and Long Beach City

Manager Pat West. This group gathered at Tap's Fish

House & Brewery in Brea for a "Dutch Treat" get-together.

Picking Up The Pieces: Martinez Assistant City

Manager Alan Shear has resign to take a position

with the City of Millbrae. Alan has been with

Martinez since 2010 and was in Huntington Park prior

to that. Millbrae is in San Mateo County. Longtime

CCMF Board Member Marcia Raines in the Millbrae

City Manager. Palm Desert City Manager John

Wohlmuth, 55, is retiring effective April 15. He was

appointed City Manager in February, 2009. Assistant

City Manager Rudy Acosta will be the Acting City

Manager until an Interim is appointed. Previous to

joining the Palm Desert city staff John served as the

Executive Director of the Coachella Valley

Association of Governments. He succeeded City

Manager Carlos Ortega, who retired after 31-years.

John is also a former Chief Administrative Officer in

Mono County (1999-2003). Escondido Director of

Community Development Jay Petrek has been

named to the Escondido Assistant City Manager

position by City Manager Graham Mitchell. Jay has

been with the city since 1984. He has served as the

Community Development Director since October,

2015. Jay is also an elected official, serving as a

member of the San Marcos Unified School District

Board of Trustees, which serves Escondido. He

earned a BS from California State Polytechnic

University, Pomona. San Bernardino Deputy City

Manager Nita McKay has resigned. Also, Deputy

City Manager Bill R. Manis has resigned to take the

Rosemead City Manager position. City Manager

Mark Scott says that the two deputies will be

replaced with one Assistant City Manager. In 1986-

2001 Bill Manis was an Economic Development and

Redevelopment Administrator in the City of Cerritos.

He then worked in Santa Ana, Corona, Cypress and

Banning before joining the San Bernardino staff. Nita

is a former Finance Director in Oceanside, Los

Alamitos, and West Covina. She served for a time as

the Interim City Manager in Los Alamitos.

Mindset of Greatness…

10 Things that require Zero Talent

1. Being on Time; 2. Work Ethic; 3. Effort;

4. Body Language; 5. Energy; 6. Attitude;

7. Passion; 8. Being Coachable; 9. Doing

Extra; 10. Being Prepared. ~ Hootsuite

Jeff Allred as served as the Rosemead City Manager

since June, 2009. Jeff as more than 30-years of local

government service. Prior to joining the Rosemead

staff as City Manager, Jeff was the Norco City

Manager, and before that he served as the

Assistant City Manager in La Verne. He also worked

for the Cities of Downey, El Monte and West Covina.

Jeff is retiring from Rosemead and he has accepted

the position of President and CEO of the San Gabriel

Valley Economic Partnership, where he is replacing

former Pasadena City Manager Cynthia Kurtz.

Cynthia is now the Director of Operations for the LA

River Revitalization Corp.

“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do

not care who gets the credit.” ~ Hootsuite

Los Angeles County Fair Association Chief Executive

James Henwood Jr. has resigned. It has been

reported that James made more than $1 million in

total compensation in 2014. James held the position

for two decades. He will be replaced on an interim

basis by J. Michael Ortiz, Chair of the Board of

Directors of the Fair Association. Bellflower City Clerk

Mayra Ochiqui took the position following the

retirement of City Clerk Debra Bauchop, who served

the City of Bellflower for 33-years. Debbie retired

December 11, 2015.

Retired City Manager

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More Pieces Picked Up: Sonoma City

Manager Carol Giovanatto was

appointed to her post in December, 2011.

She previously served as the City's Finance

Manager and Assistant City Manager for

about 10-years. Prior to joining the Sonoma staff,

Carol served as the Assistant City Manager in

Cloverdale from September, 1975 until January,

2001 (more than 25-years). She received a Career

Excellence Award from Women Leading

Government in April, 2012. Matthew J. Brower was

appointed City Manager in Lincoln in 2015. Previous

to that he had served as the City Manager of

Ocala, Florida between 2011 and 2014. Matt

earned a BA from the University of Utah and an MPA

from Florida State University. Matt served as the

Treasurer of the Utah City Management Association

in 2005-2007. Encinitas Director of Parks and

Recreation Lisa Rudloff resigned her position last

month. Lisa served as the Director for nearly 5-years.

Lisa was appointed to the Director position by

previous City Manager Gus Vina in November, 2011.

Gus is currently the City Manager in Brentwood, and

the Encinitas City Manager is Karen Brust. Before

joining the Encinitas staff Lisa served as the District

Administrator for the Sunrise Recreation and Park

District in the Sacramento area. She earned a BA

from the University of Oklahoma. According to Jody

Kahn, Senior Vice President for John Burns Real

Estate Consulting, new regulations to protect the

environment and to shore up local city finances

have made it extremely difficult for home builders to

build affordable homes. Now, more than ever, the

demand for affordable entry-level housing will need

to be met by the resale market, since new homes

have become permanently more expensive to

build. City of Industry City Manager Paul

Philips notes that the city organization is

"right-sizing…and putting a good team

together for the future," as he explained

the hiring of a Controller and three other

new positions. The hirings are in an effort to improve

inspections, accounting and financial management

of the more than 80 contract services the city

utilizes. Susan Paragas is the city's new Controller.

She previously worked as the Finance Director in

Azusa. The last Controller Industry had was Dudley

Lang (2008-2012). Norwalk City Council Member

Marcel Rodarte will resign from his Norwalk post so

that he can accept the appointment as Executive

Director of the California Contract Cities

Association. He will replace longtime Executive

Director Sam Olivito, 80, who will retire after a long

and successful tenure. Marcel will leave his Norwalk

position on July 1, 2016. He served as the Norwalk

Mayor in 2014. He earned a Masters degree in

leadership from the University of Southern California

(USC).

Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the

city management community.

The City of Blue Lake has identified a new city

manager. After six months of searching, the city has

selected one of their own. Amanda Mager will be

the new city manager. She is a multi-generational

Blue Lake resident and also a Wiyot tribal member

from the Table Bluff Reservation. For the past 15

years, she’s worked as a Community Development

Planner for the Yurok Tribe. She is a basketball

coach and active with little league, and the saddle

club. She takes over from the retired City Manager

John Berchtold. Her first day was March 14. Dr. David

H. Ready, Esq., Ph.D. is the current City Manager in

Palm Springs. David joined the Palm Springs city staff

as City Manager in 2000. Previously he served as the

Chief Administrative Officer in Flint, Michigan (1992-

2000); and in the Deputy Office of Management &

Budget for Canton, Ohio (1988-1992); and as a

Special Assistant to the Mayor of Canton, Ohio from

1984 to 1988. David earned a JD from the University

of Akron, and a Ph. D. from Kent State University.

Sacramento City Manager John F. Shirey will

continue in his post until November. The City has

extended John's employment agreement until

November 18, 2016. John joined Sacramento as City

Manager in September, 2011. John has more than

40-years of local government service. The At-Large

Representatives on the 2015-2016 Board of the City

Managers Department of the League of California

Cities include: Rod Foster, City Manager in Laguna

Niguel; Scott Mitnick, City Manager in Thousand

Oaks; Ken Nordhoff, City Manager in Walnut Creek;

and Kurt Wilson, City Manager in Stockton. Sylvia

Moir, a 26-year California police veteran, is the new

Tempe, Arizona Chief of Police. She is the first openly

gay police chief and the first woman to hold the

Tempe position. Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching

announced the appointment on January 29, 2016.

She has served more than 5-years as the El Cerrito

Police Chief. Prior to that she was a Commander in

the Menlo Park Police Department, and she held

several posts with the Sacramento Police

Department. It was reported in the March 18 issue of

the Los Cerritos Community News that the Hawaiian

Gardens City Council took a 4-1 vote to "not hire"

former Chief of Police Walter McKinney as the city's

next City Manager. Longtime City Manager Ernesto

Marquez resigned last month.










Still More Pieces Picked Up: Tulare

Deputy City Manager Margee Fallert has

resigned her position on February 28.

She has been on paid administrative

leave for the past 10 months. She joined the Tulare

city staff as a Water Conservation Coordinator on

June 30, 1990. She rose through various

administrative positions, and was appointed Deputy

City Manager in August, 2012. Riverside City

Manager John A. Russo previously served as the City

Manager in Alameda and as the elected City

Attorney in the City of Oakland (2000-2011). He

served on the Oakland City Council from 1995 to

2000. John earned a BA from Yale College and a JD

from the New York University School of Law. He is a

past President of the League of California Cities.

Palm Desert City Manager John M. Wohlmuth, 55,

will retire effective April 15. Assistant City Manager

Rudy Acosta is now the Acting City Manager until

an Interim City Manager is appointed. John began

his career in 1983 as an Administrative Intern in

Grand Terrace. He then worked for Palm Desert

from 1986 until 1999, rising to be Assistant City

Manager/Director of Administrative Services. From

1999 until 2003 John served as the County

Administrative Officer in Mono County. He then

served as Executive Director of the Coachella

Valley Association of Governments until he returned

to Palm Desert as City Manager in 2009. Los Altos

City Manager Marcia Somers resigned her position

effective May 1, 2016. Marcia was appointed City

Manager in April, 2012. She previously held positions

in Danville and Sunnyvale. Healdsburg Assistant City

Manager Heather F. Ippoliti joined the Healdsburg

staff as the Finance Director in 2009. She went to

Windsor in 2012, and returned to Healdsburg in her

current position in 2015. Heather earned a BS in

business administration from California State

University, Sacramento. Retired American Canyon

City Manager Richard Ramirez, who founded

Interim Public Management Services (IPMS) in June,

2011, served as the Interim City Manager in Auburn

from January, to May, 2014. Rich may be contacted

at telephone no. (916) 769-7598. He started his

public management career in South El Monte in

1975. He served as City Manager in Lincoln, Paso

Robles, Hemet and American Canyon, as well as,

holding an Assistant Manager post in Sacramento.

Like former Santee City Manager Keith Till, who

recently served as the Interim City Manager in San

Juan Capistrano, Rich earned a BA from Humboldt

State University, where he played on the Men's

Soccer Team, and he earned an MPA from the

University of Southern California (USC).

Retired La Mirada

City Manager

Tom Robinson

stands in front of what is

known as Ho Chi Minh

City Hall in Saigon. .

It is baseball season…

Memories of Greg Korduner:

Recently read a series of articles regarding my uncle

Murray Franklin during his days playing second base

for the University of Illinois, where major league

baseball great Lou Boudreau was a teammate.

The articles include some reports of his professional

career in the minor leagues in the Detroit Tigers

organization. He played for Detroit before enlisting

and becoming an Ensign in the U.S. Navy during

WW II. Peewee Reese was a teammate of his on the

Navy team that played against Joe DiMaggio's U.S.

Army team. After WW II Uncle Murray played in

Mexico; the Pacific Coast League with the

Hollywood Stars; Los Angeles Angels, and the San

Diego Padres. After retiring from professional

baseball Uncle Murray played for the World

Champion Long Beach Nighthawks softball team.

He also managed an American Legion champion

baseball team from Compton that played many

games at Bellflower High School, where I was a bat

boy as an 8-year old.

Gary Sloan, Ken Bayless, Ray Silver and Fred Latham at

the March 31, 2016 Tap's luncheon.

Former South El Monte

City Manager Gary Chicots

at the Tap's luncheon.

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