Former Thousand Oaks City Manager Mitnick to lead El Segundo
El Segundo’s newly appointed city manager Scott Mitnick addresses the council Tuesday night. Photo Despite Mayor Drew Boyles being in Mexico and councilman Chris Pimentel being in Sweden, El Segundo’s city council unanimously approved veteran municipal administrator Scott Mitnick as the city’s new city manager at its June 18 city council meeting. Boyles and Pimentel participated in the unanimous vote by speaker phone. “This may be the first time we’ve all agreed on something,” Councilman Scot Nicol said after the vote. “Selecting a city manager is the most important thing we do,” Councilman Don Brann added. Mitnick’s selection was the result of a four month, nationwide search to replace city manager Greg Carpenter, who is retiring at the end of June. Carpenter, an El Segundo native, has served as city manager since 2012. At his recent retirement party, Carpenter thanked the city and said he was leaving “ to enjoy the next phase of my life.” Mitnick was Thousand Oak’s city manager for 11 years, from 2005 to 2016 and the Sutter County administrator from 2017 to 2019. Most recently, he served as a municipal advisor with KNN Public Finance, whose clients include Manhattan Beach. He…
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