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There are 480 California cities, [2] 58 California counties [3] about 3,400 special districts [4] and school districts, each with independent fiscal stewardship. Many city treasurers are elected, and are therefore directly accountable to their constituents; the remainder are appointed either by city council or city manager.
During his 12 year tenure on the council he was elected mayor of the city three times in 2009, 2012 and 2018. [3] [4] He also served as chair of the Orange County Sanitation District for two years. [1] It was under Edgar's final tenure as mayor that Los Alamitos established a city ordinance opposed to California's 2017 SB-54 law. [1]
In the early years of the profession, most managers came from the ranks of the engineering professions. [17] Today, the typical and preferred background and education for the beginning municipal manager is a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA), and at least several years' experience as a department head in local government, or as an assistant city manager.
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Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, addresses employees during a safety fair at a water treatment plant in Yorba Linda in 2023.
Hagekhalil previously worked for the city of Los Angeles leading programs focusing on sewers and streets. He was appointed MWD's general manager in 2021 after a bitter power struggle among board ...
Some larger cities have a mayor–council government, with a directly-elected mayor who oversees the city government. In many council–manager cities, the city council selects one of its members as a mayor, sometimes rotating through the council membership—but this type of mayoral position is primarily ceremonial.
Ortega was involved in selecting Hagekhalil, who previously worked for the city of Los Angeles and who was hired after a bitter struggle among board members in 2021. Ortega said his priorities as ...