Alameda Delays Pleasanton City Manager Hire
- Alameda’s City Council postponed a final vote on hiring Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin on April 21 after Councilmember Greg Boller pulled the item. - Alameda had announced Beaudin would start June 30 at $383,111 a year, returning after earlier stints as assistant and interim city manager. - The delay interrupted a recruitment Alameda had described as extensive and left Pleasanton’s succession timing unsettled. (alamedaca.gov)
Alameda’s City Council unexpectedly delayed the appointment of Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin at its April 21 meeting. (pleasantonweekly.com) (alamedapost.com) The contract had been headed for approval on the consent calendar after Alameda announced on April 9 that Beaudin was its choice for city manager. The city said he was expected to begin work June 30, 2026. (alamedaca.gov) Pleasanton Weekly reported the delay came after Councilmember Greg Boller made a motion to postpone the item, citing new information. Alameda Post reported Boller cited unspecified fiduciary concerns when he pulled the approval from the consent calendar. (pleasantonweekly.com) (alamedapost.com) Before the vote was delayed, Alameda had framed Beaudin as the end point of an extensive recruitment. Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft said in the city’s April 9 release that the council was “delighted” to bring him back. (alamedaca.gov) Beaudin is not new to Alameda. The city said he served there as assistant city manager from August 2019 to May 2022 and also worked as interim city manager before taking Pleasanton’s top administrative job in 2022. (alamedaca.gov) (cityofpleasantonca.gov) Pleasanton’s website still lists Beaudin as city manager, and Alameda’s release said he also serves as executive director of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department joint powers authority. That means the stalled vote reaches beyond one city hall and into a shared regional post. (cityofpleasantonca.gov) (alamedaca.gov) Alameda has been operating with Interim City Manager Adam Politzer during the search. The city’s interim manager contract says his term runs until a permanent city manager takes office or the agreement is otherwise terminated. (alamedaca.gov) The April 21 meeting went forward on other business, including Alameda Point real estate agreements, a homeless services contract and a nitrous oxide retail sales ban. Beaudin’s appointment was one of the few items that did not move as expected. (alamedapost.com) As of April 27, Alameda’s public materials still include the April 9 announcement naming Beaudin as its incoming city manager, but no completed appointment has been posted. The immediate question is when the council brings the contract back for a vote. (alamedaca.gov 1) (alamedaca.gov 2)
