Alameda Council Delays Pleasanton City Manager Hire
- The Alameda City Council unexpectedly postponed hiring Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin on April 21 after Councilmember Greg Moller pulled the item mid-meeting. - Alameda had planned to appoint Beaudin that night, with a June 30 start, after naming him its pick on April 9. - The delay interrupts Alameda’s leadership transition and extends Pleasanton’s uncertainty over Beaudin’s departure. (pleasantonweekly.com)
Alameda’s City Council abruptly delayed the hiring of Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin at its April 21 meeting after a councilmember pulled the item from the consent calendar. (pleasantonweekly.com) (patch.com) The city had announced on April 9 that Beaudin was its choice for city manager and said the council was expected to make the appointment on April 21. The city also said he was expected to start June 30, 2026. (alamedaca.gov) Beaudin is Pleasanton’s current city manager and has held that job since 2022, according to Alameda’s announcement. He previously served as Alameda’s assistant city manager and also served as interim city manager there. (alamedaca.gov) (pleasantonweekly.com) Under Alameda’s meeting rules, items on the consent calendar are usually approved together unless a mayor or councilmember removes one for separate discussion. That is what happened with Beaudin’s contract. (alamedaca.gov) (pleasantonweekly.com) Patch reported that Councilmember Greg Moller asked for the delay and referred to “new information” during the meeting. Alameda Post reported that a councilmember cited fiduciary concerns, but did not describe them in detail. (patch.com) (alamedapost.com) Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft had publicly welcomed Beaudin in the city’s April 9 announcement, calling him “an innovative manager and excellent communicator.” The postponed vote left that planned transition unfinished. (alamedaca.gov) Alameda has been operating with Interim City Manager Adam Politzer during the recruitment process, according to the city. A delay in confirming Beaudin extends that interim arrangement unless the council returns with a new vote. (alamedaca.gov) For Pleasanton, the pause leaves its own succession timeline unsettled. Beaudin had been poised to leave after four years running the city administration and the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department joint powers authority. (pleasantonweekly.com) (alamedaca.gov) The immediate next step is another Alameda council vote. Until that happens, Beaudin remains Pleasanton’s city manager and Alameda remains without a permanent hire in place. (pleasantonweekly.com) (alamedaca.gov)
