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Job Description
Job Summary
City Manager
City of Santa Monica, California
Annual Salary: $410,604
The City of Santa Monica is seeking a bold, innovative and transformational City Manager to lead with inspiration, equity and collaboration. In partnership with an engaged and community service-focused City Council, this dynamic leader will advance the Council’s vision for economic opportunity, housing stability, and neighborhood safety, ensuring exceptional public services, balanced growth, and an outstanding quality of life for all residents. With an approximate FY 2025 budget of $765 million, the City Manager will oversee an executive team, including an Assistant City Manager, a Deputy City Manager, and eleven department directors. This leader will drive fiscal stability, modernize land use policies, enhance public infrastructure, ensure safe and livable housing for all, and foster collaborative partnerships to strengthen Santa Monica’s economic resilience.
The ideal candidate is a transformational leader with expertise in large, politically complex organizations coupled with exceptional fiscal, economic development, and community engagement acumen. They will prioritize inclusive economic growth while leveraging strategic partnerships with a diversity of stakeholders to make a lasting impact while holding the organization accountable through rigorous use of performance metrics.
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, service-focused, mission-driven executive to lead Santa Monica into its next era of excellence. Lead with purpose and drive meaningful change, apply today!
View the full recruitment brochure here: https://indd.adobe.com/view/7b94bafa-8f01-4688-9c03-aa2fa688926d
Salary and Benefits
Annual Salary: $410,604,plus a competitive benefits package.
HOW TO APPLY: For first consideration, apply by April 17 at: https://wbcpinc.com/job-board
SAVE THE DATES:
Round one virtual interview will take place on May 3. Round two in-person interviews will take place on May 15. Selected candidates must be available for both dates.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact your recruiter, Wendi Brown or Terri Maus-Nisich, with any questions:- wendi@wbcpinc.com or terri@wbcpinc.com
- 866-929-WBCP (9227) toll-free
- 541-664-0376 (direct)
The City's liberal fringe benefits for full-time employment include sick leave, holiday and vacation pay, the Public Employees Retirement System, medical, dental and vision insurance, credit union, deferred compensation, tuition reimbursement, Dependent Care Assistance Plan and priority enrollment consideration at Hill & Dale Family Learning Center, Marine Park Child Development Center, and Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School. -
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Santa Monica
Show moreSanta Monica is a beachside city of 8.3 square miles on the westside of Los Angeles County. Offering an environment of unparalleled natural beauty, the city is home to a mix of residential communities, commercial districts, and recreational venues. Recently named by National Geographic as one of the Top "10 Beach Cities in the World" and by TIME as one of the "Best Places to Live", Santa Monica features three miles of Pacific beaches and the Santa Monica Pier. Santa Monica’s residential population is approximately 93,000, increasing to an estimated 250,000 during the day with tourists, shoppers, and employees. Tourism attracts over 8 million visitors annually.
The City of Santa Monica was incorporated on November 30, 1886 and subsequently adopted a City Charter in 1945. In 1947, a City Council-City Manager form of government was established. The City Council consists of seven members elected by the community at large to four year terms.
The City of Santa Monica is a full-service city. City departments provide police, fire, a regional transportation network, water, refuse and recycling, streets, parking, planning, building, engineering, free public wifi, a high speed fiber optic network, parks, affordable housing, economic development, library, rent control, recreational, cultural, and educational services to the community.
The City-operated Big Blue Bus regional bus service provides over 16.5 million rides for customers each year, all powered by renewable natural gas. Breeze Bike Share was Southern California's first bike share system with 500 bikes at 85 locations. In 2016, the Metro Expo Line opened connecting Santa Monica to Downtown Los Angeles in under an hour.
The City of Santa Monica is a national leader in environmental, economic and social sustainability. The City is working toward aggressive climate action goals including: water self-sufficiency by 2020, zero waste by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050.
The highly-rated Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District serves both Santa Monica and Malibu residents. Santa Monica College (SMC), one of the state's top two-year community colleges, serves over 30,000 full-time and part-time students on several campuses and offers more than 90 fields of study. Santa Monica's strong education institutions are complemented by the 5-star rated Santa Monica Public Library system.
Public safety is a top priority in the City of Santa Monica. Santa Monica Fire Department continues to maintain a Class 1 ISO rating, the highest possible rating.
Santa Monica has a strong and diverse economy. Known as “Silicon Beach,” local businesses are at the leading edge of the nation’s creative economy and startup scene.
Sana Monica is also home to three renowned and respected health facilities, Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente.
Connect with the City of Santa Monica by visiting www.santamonica.gov, follow @santamonicacity on Twitter, or sign up for the City's newsletter and emergency alerts at www.smgov.net/newsletter.
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