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Pleasanton City Council Approves High-Density Hopyard Housing Project | Pleasanton News | #citycouncil

The Pleasanton City Council has approved a controversial plan to develop a high-density housing project on Hopyard Road near the Valley Trails neighborhood. The approval came despite neighborhood concerns over the project’s density, parking and an additional $250,000 potentially required from the city’s affordable housing fund. During a nearly five-hour meeting on April 16, the […]

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Cambridge City Council appoints acting city manager | News | #citycouncil

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Santa Maria Council to receive transit system update, hear Measure U oversight report | Government and Politics | #citycouncil

The Santa Maria City Council will meet in Council Chambers on Tuesday to hear items including an update on the Santa Maria Regional Transit system and the consideration of appointments to multiple community oversight boards. Those boards include the Measure U Citizens Oversight Committee and the Recreation and Parks Commission. The Council will also hear a presentation […]

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Laguna Beach City Council appoints former resident Dave Kiff as city manager | #citycouncil

Laguna Beach will have a new city manager come May 6, as the City Council unanimously approved an initial three-year agreement with Dave Kiff to fill the position on Tuesday night. The contract comes with an annual base salary of $315,000 and includes two options for one-year extensions. “Hopefully, this will be the most you’ll […]

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City manager Brian Platt withdraws from Austin city manager race | #citycouncil

Chris Jones isn’t the only figure in Kansas City likely to to stay in town after getting a new contract. After sources told KMBC 9 on Thursday that Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was dropping out of the race to become city manager in Austin, Texas, that decision has been formally confirmed. “I formally withdrew […]

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Greensboro city council member demands investigation into manager | #citycouncil

Greensboro City Councilman Zack Matheny is requesting a “full and total investigation of the city manager’s actions” that led to Taiwo Jaiyeoba’s sudden resignation on Tuesday. Matheny made the request to all members of city council via e-mail late Thursday night. Other city leaders also received Matheny’s request, including City Attorney Chuck Watts and Assistant […]

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City Council appoints fire chief as interim manager | News | #citycouncil

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Sacramento City Council tables discussion of pay raise for city manager | #citycouncil

Sacramento’s city manager may not get a pay raise this year after public disappointment. The Sacramento City Council initially approved a $20,000 pay raise for Howard Chan during a special meeting in December. However, state law requires a vote on such a matter to be done in a public meeting to allow the community the […]

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2023 Top 10s – The Year Began With a New City Council and a New City Manager: After tussling with Council, Spencer Cronk got canned – News | #citycouncil

Spencer Cronk during a City Council meeting on February 15, 2023 (Photo by John Anderson) February 15: Was it Spencer Cronk’s police contract gambit or the city’s fumbled response to Winter Storm Mara that finally did in the increasingly resented former city manager? Probably a bit of both, but either way, February – just a […]

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City Council moves toward enshrining remote work options | #citycouncil

Photo by John Flynn Friday, November 17, 2023 by Emma Freer City Council recently approved a resolution that initiates amendments to the city’s Climate Equity Plan, Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan and the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan regarding remote work policies for city employees. The amendments – recommended by the Planning Commission and supported by the […]