Long Beach City Manager Patrick West

City Manager Appoints John Gross Director of Financial Management

City Manager Patrick H. West announced Tuesday the appointment of John Gross as Director of Financial Management, effective July 11, 2011. Mr. Gross is currently Director of Finance of the City of Aurora, Colorado. “Long Beach is an incredibly complex organization, and I am pleased to appoint Mr. Gross to head our City’s Financial Management [...]

City Close to Naming Permanent Financial Management Director

The City of Long Beach has been conducting a nationwide recruitment for a permanent Financial Management Director, and that individual is expected to be named in approximately eight weeks. Given that the appointment is imminent, City Manager Patrick West announced today that over these next few weeks he will be appointing his Financial Management Bureau [...]

Amy Bodek appointed Director of Development Services

On Friday , City Manager Patrick West announced the appointment of Amy Bodek as Director of Development Services. Bodek’s new position will be effective the first week of September. The Department of Development Services oversees the physical development and revitalization of the city through the planning process, the enforcement of building and environmental codes and [...]

City of Long Beach 2009 Year in Review Details Dozens of Significant Accomplishments

From securing $90 million in federal Stimulus funds to being named the Most Business Friendly City in Los Angeles County, from providing more than 50,000 doses of the H1N1 Flu Vaccine to realizing significant decreases in gang-related shootings, the City of Long Beach today announced a 12-page Year in Review that details significant accomplishments throughout [...]

LBFD Chief announces retirement

Last Wednesday, Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) Fire Chief David Ellis announced to City Manager Patrick West his impending retirement by year’s ends. Chief Ellis, an almost 30-year veteran of the fire service, is responsible for approximately 550 employees and a budget of more than $90 million. In 2004, he was named the 15th Chief [...]

City Council Authorizes Furloughs; City Hall Closing the Last Friday of Month

The Long Beach City Council has authorized unpaid Employee furloughs to help address a $19.2 million General Fund shortfall this year, and Long Beach City Hall will be closed on the last Friday of the month from May through September, the end of the Fiscal Year. The dates are May 29, June 26, July 31, [...]