Public Can Provide Input on Next Public Works Director at Zoom Meeting on Monday

The public will have a chance to provide input on the search for the next Director of Public Works.

The City is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. today, Aug. 5, that will allow community members to provide input about the most important qualities that potential candidates should have. 

Last month, City Manager Miguel Márquez announced the initiation of the recruitment for the next Director of Public Works. 

The application process for this position is slated to begin in August with screenings and interviews taking place in September and October.

“Community input is incredibly valuable in appointing the best individual to lead the Department. I encourage all members of the community to attend the upcoming forum and share their thoughts on the characteristics and professional background they feel would be most important in the new director,” said Márquez in a statement late last month. 

Tony Olmos, who previously held the job, left the City on July 11 to join the City of Inglewood in a similar role on July 22.

Olmos came to Pasadena in 2022 after a national search that spanned four months.

At that time the Department had 230 full-time employees and an annual budget of $76.9 million.

The executive search firm of Peckham and McKenney will facilitate the executive search and the virtual public forum for the next Director of Public Works.

Information about the zoom meeting may be found here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89869218885?pwd=aBerXtxlxXjhokHYV9VvF4ZzUH5VUM.1#success