Alameda Delays Pleasanton City Manager Hire

Alameda’s City Council delayed a final vote on hiring Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin as Alameda’s next city manager at its April 21 meeting. (pleasantonweekly.com) The hiring had been expected to pass that night after Alameda announced on April 9 that Beaudin was its selected candidate and said he was scheduled to start June 30, 2026. (alamedaca.gov) Instead, Councilmember Greg Boller pulled the item from the consent calendar and cited unspecified fiduciary concerns, according to local coverage of the meeting. (alamedapost.com) (pleasantonweekly.com) Beaudin is not an outside hire. He has led Pleasanton since May 2022 and previously served as Alameda’s assistant city manager and brief interim city manager in 2022. (cityofpleasantonca.gov) (alamedaca.gov) Alameda has been searching for a permanent city manager since Jennifer Ott announced in October 2025 that she was leaving to take the same job in Hayward. Interim City Manager Adam Politzer has been serving since December 5, 2025. (pleasantonweekly.com) (alamedaca.gov) Before the delay, Alameda had disclosed that Beaudin’s appointment followed what it called an extensive recruitment process and that he brought 23 years of public management experience. (alamedaca.gov) The stalled vote also leaves Pleasanton without a clear transition date for replacing its own city manager. Beaudin’s move had signaled the end of a four-year run leading Pleasanton’s city administration. (pleasantonweekly.com) Alameda has not, in the materials reviewed here, publicly detailed the concerns that prompted the delay. For now, the city keeps its interim manager, and Beaudin remains in Pleasanton. (alamedapost.com) (cityofpleasantonca.gov)