Glendora Welcomes New City Manager

GLENDORA, CA – The Glendora City Council announced Wednesday the appointment of Adam Raymond -- the city of Riverside's chief financial officer - - to be its new city manager.

The statewide search resulting in Raymond's selection was conducted by the executive search firm Peckham & McKenney, according to a city council statement.

"The City Council is impressed with Mr. Raymond's background, financial acumen, innovative ideas and talents, and government experience, which will bring a tremendous amount of value to the City of Glendora and will help navigate our community through many of the challenges we will face in the future," said Mayor Mendell Thompson.

Raymond comes to Glendora as a seasoned municipal government professional in Riverside, where he has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Treasurer since August 2017. Prior to that, he served as Riverside's Assistant CFO/Treasurer and Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, with duties that included leading the development of departmental and citywide policies and an effort to focus on customer service. Before Riverside, Raymond worked for Rancho Palos Verdes and San Bernardino, as well as a local auditing firm.

Raymond holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from California Baptist University and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of La Verne.

His contract was approved by the City Council Wednesday morning. His annual salary will be $209,000. His tenure as Glendora City Manager will start Sept. 4.

Raymond is married, with two children.

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--City News Service/Image via City of Glendora