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Emada E. Tingirides. The city did not set specific parameters around gender or racial identity in seeking police chief applications (doing so would be illegal), but it has been widely believed among local criminal justice reformers and some police backers that Austin’s next police chief should not be a white man. (It appears that only Ramsay, currently police chief in Wichita, Kansas, fits that description). Hiring a woman or person of color would represent a symbolic departure from the tenur...

Jay Melder has been appointed as Savannah’s next city manager. Melder, who currently serves as assistant city administrator of Washington, D.C., will begin his tenure Sept. 10. Melders appointment came with a unanimous 9-0 vote from council after a nearly four-hour meeting on Thursday. The mayor and aldermen will vote on the terms of his contract at the next council meeting following the completion of a background check. “We congratulate Mr. Melder and we thank council in particular for yo...

City of Reno creates new ‘Office of Innovation and Experience’ Share City of Reno officials on Wednesday announced the creation of a new Office of Innovation and Experience to be housed within the City Manager’s office. The move was touted as an effort to enhance customer service for citizens seeking information or submitting complaints to the city through its Reno Direct call line. “Ideally, what this will help us do is it will help us keep better track of what the complaints are, wh...

The position became vacant with the retirement of Ken Ball this past February.

Following two days of closed session interviews last week with four finalists vying for the position of Savanah City Manager, council hopes to narrow the field to three candidates within the next seven to 10 days. Those three finalists will likely make a visit to Savannah toward the end of the month.  "I’m thoroughly pleased with what we have and I think that easily we can consider one of these folks to be our city manager," Mayor Van Johnson told the Savannah Morning News last week.  Johns...

Santa Monica News

Thursday 20 PROJECT CONNECT VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE The virtual open house is designed to welcome a new round of feedback on Austins high-capacity transit plan. Online. Free. YMCA EARLY LEARNING READINESS PROGRAM A free community program for qualifying low-income families that focuses on preparing children ages 2-4 for school, while providing their caregivers with the tools to facilitate their child’s development. Classes are offered twice a week in English and Spanish and las...

The second search for Savannahs next city manager could wrap up by the summer. Like last time, the pubic can expect one-on-one time with the finalists.

The four finalists to be the next Columbus police chief — Elaine Bryant, Derrick Diggs, Avery Moore and Ivonne Roman — will answer questions from the public during a 90-minute forum Wednesday. The forum, which begins at 6 p.m., will be livestreamed on the citys YouTube and Facebook pages, as well as broadcast on CTV.  For the first time in the citys history, Columbus will hire from outside the city to lead the Division of Police. Questions can be submitted in advance of the community f...

City Manager selection process begins May. 17, 2021 at 6:00 am City Council finished its first round of interviews for Santa Monica’s next city manager this weekend, meaning the search for the city’s first permanent manager since Rick Cole resigned in April 2020 could soon be completed. Council conducted interviews throughout Friday and Saturday, according to a public notice posted on the Council’s agenda. They were held in closed session so little information is available on who the lead...