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Posts Tagged ‘City Manager’

‘I feel like the city is on a good trajectory’: Richmond’s new city manager

By Xueer Lu | April 7, 2022
Shasa Curl

Four months after firing its city manager, Richmond City Council on Tuesday hired Shasa Curl, who has held various jobs at City Hall,  to fill the position. Curl’s base salary is $295,000,  $40,000 higher than what Laura Snideman was earning when the council fired her in December, two years into her three-year contract, according to…

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No decision after Council meeting with city manager candidates

By Marco Torrez | December 6, 2019
Steven Falk

City council is expected to choose among final contenders to fill the soon-to-be-vacant city manager position during a special meeting this Saturday.

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HR report raises questions about city pay hikes; council honors Davenport and volunteers

By Aaron Leathley | November 27, 2019
Council and community members stand in front of council chamber desks to honor Michael Davenport, presenting Davenport with a photograph of himself with former President Obama.

Richmond’s city council received a report on Tuesday about discretionary pay increases for city workers, and honored Michael Davenport as well as the Point Molate Friends group for their contributions to the city. The Rent Program presented its annual report.

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Backers of a flyer campaign and ballot initiative proposal criticize city manager’s salary

By Larry Zhou | February 26, 2015 | 11

Two weeks ago, Richmond residents discovered in their mailboxes large flyers titled “Call the Mayor.” The mailers accused City Manager Bill Lindsay, who has served in that position since 2005, of receiving a salary higher than California Governor Jerry Brown and of mismanaging the city. A few days later, a ballot initiative that called for…

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