For City Council Meeting [June 26, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Lucy M. Garcia, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7364 Appointing an Interim City Administrator and Approving the Employment Agreement with Ahmad R. Ansari.
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BACKGROUND:
In March 2018, the City launched a recruitment for a permanent City Administrator, following Mike Story's retirement from the City. The recruitment, which closed on May 31, 2018, is currently in its early stages of the screening process. Assuming there is a successful candidate in the applicant pool, the City Council could appoint a new City Administrator in approximately four months.
Robb Steel, Assistant City Administrator and Development Services Director, has been Interim City Administrator since December 2017 while the City completes the selection of the new City Administrator. As the Interim City Administrator, Mr. Steel maintains oversight of the Administration Department as well as the Development Services Department. Mr. Steel's management of the Development Services Department is of the utmost importance at this time; as a result, Mr. Steel will fully resume his duties within the Development Services Department to handle critical ongoing priorities such as economic development, land use, housing, building projects and code enforcement.
The City has an immediate need for an Interim City Administrator. Mr. Ahmad R. Ansari, former Rialto Public Works Director/City Engineer (2007-2011), and former Public Works Director for the cities of Moreno Valley and Perris, is available to assist the City in an interim capacity. Mr. Ansari possesses extensive experience in the field of engineering and public projects including park development, street improvements, utilities, and traffic engineering.
Mr. Ansari is a retiree under the California Public Employees' Reti...
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