Alameda Delays Pleasanton City Manager Hire

Alameda’s City Council abruptly delayed a vote on hiring Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin at its April 21 meeting. (pleasantonweekly.com) The contract had been headed for approval on the consent calendar after Alameda announced on April 9 that Beaudin was its pick for city manager. The city said he was expected to start June 30, 2026. (alamedaca.gov) Instead, Councilmember Greg Boller pulled the item and cited fiduciary concerns, according to Alameda Post’s account of the meeting. Pleasanton Weekly reported the move came as a surprise with the negotiated contract already queued for a final vote. (alamedapost.com) (pleasantonweekly.com) Beaudin is not an outside recruit. Alameda’s announcement said he previously served as the city’s assistant city manager from August 2019 to May 2022 and also spent time as interim city manager. (alamedaca.gov) He has been Pleasanton’s city manager since 2022, after that city approved his employment contract on April 19, 2022, with a May 23, 2022 start date. Pleasanton’s city website still lists him as city manager. (cityofpleasantonca.gov 1) (cityofpleasantonca.gov 2) The delayed vote leaves Alameda’s leadership transition unresolved months after Jennifer Ott announced she would leave for the same job in Hayward. Alameda said on October 17, 2025 that Ott would depart in early December. (alamedaca.gov) Alameda’s April 9 announcement had framed Beaudin’s selection as the outcome of an extensive recruitment process. The council delay now means the city has not completed the formal appointment it said was coming on April 21. (alamedaca.gov) (pleasantonweekly.com) For Pleasanton, the pause also interrupts what looked like a pending vacancy at the top of City Hall. For Alameda, it leaves a high-profile hire in limbo after a public rollout and a scheduled council vote. (pleasantonweekly.com) (alamedaca.gov)