Hermosa Beach selects new city manager
The City Council has selected Tom Bakaly, who is currently running a resort town in Utah, to become the new city manager. The City Council is expected to officially hire Bakaly, 48, as city manager at Tuesday’s council meeting. Bakaly would begin as Hermosa Beach city manager in early September. The city council reviewed 76 applications but only interviewed four of the candidates. The recruiting agency hired by the city conducted a nationwide search and presented the council with nine candidates. Bakaly, the former budget director for the city of Pasadena, would take over for interim City Manager John Jalili. Jalili was appointed to the position in March after Steve Burrell retired following 18 years on the job. “I am very excited by the prospect of returning to Southern California and having the opportunity to work with the City Council, the city staff and the people of Hermosa Beach,” Bakaly said in a city-issued press release. “My family and I already love Hermosa Beach, and we are looking forward to living there and being a part of the community. If hired as city manager, my goal would be to encourage even more community engagement and to help Hermosa Beach achieve its…
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