Politics & Government
Belmont City Manager Retiring in Early June
Greg Scoles, who's Belmont's city manager for the past nine years, says he's retiring effective June 8.
BELMONT, CA -- Greg Scoles, Belmont's city manager for the past nine years, is retiring effective June 8, according to a statement from the city.
With that announcement, the 64-year-old Scoles will end a 42-year career in the public sector. He came to Belmont in 2010 from Santa Rosa, where he'd been the deputy city manager.
"My experience here in Belmont has been a great capstone to my career," Scoles said in the statement. "The city is in great shape and I feel this is the right time to move on."
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Scoles counted among his most notable accomplishments helping establish the shared fire department with San Mateo and Foster City; helping secure a multiyear hazmat service contract with San Mateo County and balanced budgets with unprecedented and growing general fund reserves.
The Belmont City Council will now determine when and how to fill the vacancy created by Scoles' retirement.
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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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