March, 2009 Volume 3, No. 3 “Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the City Management Community.” www.trackdownmanagement.net Jack A. and Susan Simpson, 16707 Gerritt Avenue, Cerritos, California 90703-1442 Office No. 562/926-0800; Cell Nos. 562/896-5424 & 310-418-1035 [email protected]; and [email protected] “Alias Smith and Jones” Trackdown off the Wall California’s City Government Smiths and Jones “Off the wall!” That‟s the advice we got from some of our more colorful readers when discussing future newsletter themes, while in Monterey for the City Managers‟ Department meeting. “Give us something „off the wall.‟” In 1971-73 there was a Western television series starring Peter Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry. They were a pair of outlaws trying to reform and become “good guys.” The series was inspired by the success of the 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Who said that it doesn‟t rain in Southern California? This picture of three of our Grandchildren: Eric Beebe, Tyler Sundance Kid,” starring the late Paul Newman Pouncéy and Dani Beebe, was taken on February and Robert Redford. The difference is that 13…Friday the 13th. Eric and Dani were in town from Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry were guilty of Arizona to attend Tyler‟s 6th Birthday Party, and they the crimes that they were accused of surprised him and walked him home from school. committing, but were trying to turn over a new We have presented here a representative list leaf and “go straight” without going to jail. of City Managers and other municipal This television series has absolutely nothing to government officials named either “Smith” or do with the focus of this issue of the City “Jones.” Of course, we couldn‟t list every Manager Newsletter by Trackdown…except “Smith and Jones,” but we gave it the good by a long stretch. Trackdown got its name old college try to provide a worthy “Smith and from the 1950s western television show by the Jones” presentation. We hope those we same name about a Texas Ranger named missed will accept our apologies in advance. Hobie Gilman played by a young Robert Culp. The ICMA Who‟s Who Directory remained our And, the Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry show primary research tool. We hope you have was also a western called: “Alias Smith and some fun reading this material. And, we hope Jones.” you agree that it is a little “off the wall” and fun. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th City Manager Newsletter March, 2009 [2] California’s City Smiths & Jones 2009 MMANC WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT March 25-26, 2009 Gregory T. Jones has been the City Manager in Dolce Hayes Mansion 200 Edenvale Avenue., San Jose Hayward since October, 2007 when he moved MMANC there from Chico, where he had been City 3053 Freeport Blvd., Suite 292 Sacramento, CA 95818 Manager starting in January, 2006. Greg 866-963-1627 began his career in 1990 as a Human fax 303-755.7363 [email protected] Resources Analyst in Concord. He moved up in the Concord organization to Senior Human Resources Analyst in 1993, and then Risk William R. Smith retired in 2005 as the General Manager (1996) and Human Resources Manager of the Ventura Regional Sanitation Director (1997). In October, 1999 Greg was District. He began his career in 1982 as an appointed Deputy City Manager and in Administrative Analyst in Monterey. In 1984 he January, 2001 he became Concord‟s Assistant was appointed City Administrator in Sonora, City Manager where he served until his move but in 1986 he returned to Monterey as the to Chico. Greg has a BS from Central Assistant City Manager. In 1990 Bill was Washington University in Washington, and an appointed City Manager in Manhattan Beach, MPA from California State University, Hayward. moving from there in 1994 to become the Greg has a 10-year ICMA Service Award. Westminster City Manager. He took the Ventura San District post in 1998. Bill has a BA Tucson, Arizona resident Arthur E. Jones served from Iona College, New York, an MS from the two stints as El Segundo City Manager. Art Naval Postgraduate School and an MPA from began his public management career in 1958 Golden Gate University. He earned a 10-year as an Administrative Assistant in Albuquerque, ICMA Service Award. New Mexico, and in 1964 he became Albuquerque‟s Assistant City Manager. He was appointed to the El Segundo City Manager post in April, 1967 and served until June, 1985. http://www.kndinc.com/index.htm He returned to El Segundo for a short time when he again was City Manager between Management consultant Jack R. Smith started July, 1986 and December, 1987 when he as an Administrative Assistant in Los Angeles in retired. Art has a BA from the University of New 1963. He became the Azusa Assistant City Mexico and an MPA from Pepperdine Manager in1966. He was appointed County University. He earned a 25-year ICMA Service Manager in Coconino County, Arizona in 1969. Award. Jack returned to California in 1982 when he took the City Manager post in Cathedral City. In 1988 Jack was recruited to be the City Administrator in Carson, and in 1991 he moved to the Murrieta City Manager post; a position he held until 1994. Jack has a BA from Long Beach State University and an MA from the University of Redlands. He earned a 30-year www.us.bureauveritas.com ICMA Service Award. City Manager Newsletter March, 2009 [3] Trackdown Posse Roster Gregory Korduner, Huntington Park * Howard Chambers, Lakewood Mike Egan, Bellflower Ernie Garcia, Norwalk Joe Tanner, Vallejo http://www.mercergroupinc.com/ Bob Gutierrez, Moreno Valley Dave Carmany, Seal Beach Karen A. Smith started her public management Maria Dadian, Artesia Linda Lowry, Pomona ** career in 1971 as a Human Relations Ken Bayless, Greater L.A. Vector Control District Coordinator in Martinez. In July, 1972 she Jeff Stewart, “In Transition” moved to an Administrative Assistant position, Kevin O’Rourke, Urban Futures, Inc. Tom Odom, Lomita and in January, 1975 she left Martinez to be the George Rodericks, Belvedere Personnel Director in Union City. She became June Catalano, Pleasant Hill Nelson Oliva, Hercules the Union City Assistant City Manager at the Richard Ramirez, American Canyon end of 1977, and was appointed City Manager Vern Lawson, Lancaster ** Fred Diaz, Fremont in December, 1979. Karen remained in the Fran Delach, Azusa Union City post until 1995, and during her Bill Kelly, Urban Futures, Inc. tenure there she served as the President of the Chris Kelly, Chino Hills Don Penman, Arcadia City Managers‟ Department of the League of Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son California Cities. In 1995 Karen was appointed Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Executive Director of the Alameda County Bill Crowe, El Segundo Waste Management Authority, a post she held Gerald W. Forde, McFarland until 2008. She has a BA from the University of Steve R. Thatcher, SRT Associates Ernesto Marquez, Hawaiian Gardens California and an MPA from California State Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, La Mirada (Retired) University. Karen earned a 35-year ICMA Bob & Nadean Dickey, South Gate Deborah Lopez, Pico Rivera Service Award. Glenn Southard, Indio Jan Perkins, Management Partners “You're walking away and they're talking behind you; Andy Takata, Yucca Valley They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes Marcia Raines, Millbrae along…” Gene Rogers, Moreno Valley (Retired) In Lyrics to “New Kid in Town,” by the Eagles Anthony R. Ybarra, South El Monte Arthur C. Simonian, Simonian Consulting, Inc. Jay Tashiro, Moraga Robert E. Smith began his public management Bob Griego, Irwindale career in 1994 in Dillon, South Carolina. In late Ken Caresio, Retired City Manager 1995 he took the Director of Community Greg Nordbak, Midway City Sanitary District Carlos Urrutia, Rocklin Development post in Batesville, Mississippi. He Michael P. Busch, Urban Futures, Inc. was appointed City Administrator in Shallotte, David M. Jinkens, South Lake Tahoe Wade McKinney, Atascadero North Carolina in 1997 and headed west to Mike & Judie Sedell, Simi Valley California in 1998 to be the City Manager in Andy Lazzaretto, A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates San Juan Bautista. In 2001 he moved to the Fred Guido, County of Los Angeles Tim Kerr, “In Transition” private side as a National Zoning Manager for Doug LaBelle, Chino Hills Crown Castle USA, Inc. of Pennsylvania, and in City of Cerritos John Keisler, Long Beach 2008 opened the doors of his own company, Sheryl Lindsey-Boell, CH2MHILL OMI Anvil Partners, LLC in North Carolina. Robert Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association has a BA from the College of Charleston, an Bob Dominguez, Placentia (Retired) Jack Lam, Rancho Cucamonga MP and an MPA from Virginia Tech. Larry F. Pennell, Wasco (Retired) City Manager Newsletter March, 2009 [4] Every California City Manager should be a member! Please take a look at this web site: California City www.publicceo.com Management Foundation www.cacitymanagers.org For Municipal Law Services Call the Firm of Colantuono & Levin www.CLLAW.US Napa Assistant City Manager Dana M. Smith took her first public management position in 1985 as a Senior Staff Analyst in the San Diego Long Beach Assistant City Manager Suzanne Frick and County Local Agency Formation Commission City Manager Patrick West at the February meeting of the (LAFCO). In 1994 she was appointed Executive City Managers’ Department of the League California Cities in Monterey. Suzanne has been ACM since Officer on the Orange County LAFCO, a post December, 2007 after serving as the city’s Director of she held for 10-years.