City Manager Area Groups
A cornerstone of the statewide City Managers Department is the regional Area Manager Groups that consist of city managers and assistants who meet or communicate routinely for professional, training, networking and/or social purposes. In part, the Area Manager Groups represent the forums for detailed dialogue about state-wide and regional issues that may or may not be on the League of California Cities' agenda that affect cities, local control, local revenues and governance.
Each Area Manager Group chair or a designee of each Area Manager Group serves as a liaison between the City Managers Department Executive Board and Area Manager Group for policy matters of interest or importance to either the League or city managers. The liaison has a vote on the City Managers Department Executive Board and is expected to convey information between the state-wide and regional organization.
The information on this website is to assist the liaison in his/her role and serve as a resource to the Area Manager Groups. This website includes documents and information that represent best practices, useful tools, contact information and more to strengthen and benefit the City Managers Department and Area Manager Group connection.
Best Practices
Area Group Managers Representative Handbook
Model Area Manager Group Agendas
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Model Area Manager Group Calendars
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Model Area Manager Group Minutes
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Model Area Manager Group Organizational Information
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List of Area Manager Groups
Alameda County - Nelson Fialho, City Manager, Pleasanton,
Central Coast - Andrea Lueker, City Manager, Morro Bay
Central Valley - Greg Nyhoff, City Manager, Modesto
Contra Costa County - Steve Duran, City Manager, Hercules
Desert Mountain - Mike Pidegracz, City Manager, Hesperia
Gateway Cities - Ron Bates, City Manager, Pico Rivera
Humboldt/DelNorte - Phillip Smith, CAO, Humboldt County
Imperial County - Rom Medina, City Manager, Calipatria
Las Virgenes Malibu - Greg Ramirez, City Manager, Agoura Hills
Marin County - Michael Frank, City Manager, Novato
Monterey Bay - Carlos Palacios, City Manager, Watsonville
Napa County - Mike Parness, City Manager, Napa
Orange County - Matt Fertal, City Manager, Garden Grove
Riverside County - Randy Anstine, City Manager, Calimesa
Sacramento Valley - Kurt Starman, City Manager, Redding
San Bernardino County - Joe Hughes, City Manager, Highland
San Diego County - Clay Phillips, City Manager, Escondido
San Gabriel Valley - Jeffrey Allred, City Manager, Rosemead
San Mateo County - Greg Scoles, City Manager, Belmont
Santa Clara County - Vacant
Solano County - Dan Keen, City Manager, Vallejo
Sonoma/Mendocino - Vacant
South Bay - Artie Fields, City Manager, Inglewood
South San Joaquin - David Elias, City Manager, Fowler
Ventura County - Rob Clark, City Manager, Ojai
Westside - Paul Arevalo, City Manager, West Hollywood
Yolo County - John Donlevy, City Manager, Winters