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<br />53 <br />Governance and Management <br /> <br />Pleasanton operates under a City Council/City Manager form of government. Pleasanton <br />is governed by a five-member governing board. The current members of the City Council and the <br />expiration dates of their terms are set forth below. <br /> <br />Council Member Expiration of Term <br />Karla Brown, Mayor November 2022 <br />Julie Testa, Vice Mayor November 2022 <br />Valerie Arkin November 2024 <br />Jack Balch November 2024 <br />Kathy Narum November 2022 <br /> <br />The City Council appoints a City Manager who manages and administers the daily affairs <br />of the City. The City Manager is Nelson Fialho. Mr. Fialho has been with Pleasanton for a total of <br />25 years; as Deputy City Manager for 8 years and City Manager for 17 years. Mr. Fialho has <br />approximately 30 years of experience in city management, also working in the California cities of <br />Hayward, San Dimas and Campbell. Mr. Fialho has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. <br /> <br />Kathleen Yurchak has been with Pleasanton since 2007 and has served as the Director <br />of Operations and Water Utilities since December 2015. Ms. Yurchak has been in local <br />government for 26 years and has experience in the fields of recreation, public works and <br />administrative services. She worked for the cities of Sunnyvale and Milpitas, prior to joining <br />Pleasanton. Ms. Yurchak will obtain her Master’s Degree in Management and Leadership in <br />August 2021.  <br /> <br />Tina Olson is the Director of Finance and has been with Pleasanton in that role since <br />2015. Ms. Olson has over 30 years of experience in local government finance including working <br />for the cities of Pittsburg and San Francisco. Ms. Olson has a Masters Degree in Public <br />Administration. <br /> <br />Wastewater Facilities <br /> <br />Pleasanton’s Sewer Division is responsible for implementing and managing Pleasanton’s <br />Sewer System through its Sanitary Sewer Management Plan. The Sewer Division employs seven <br />people in the operation and maintenance of the Sewer System. <br /> <br />Since 1980, the Sewer System has been collecting most of the wastewater and sewage <br />in Pleasanton and transporting it to DSRSD for treatment and ultimate disposal through <br />LAVWMA’s pipeline to EBDA. See “DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT” and “THE <br />LIVERMORE-AMADOR VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY.” The wastewater from <br />Pleasanton’s Ruby Hills Country Club area (873 DUEs as of June 30, 2020) is collected by <br />Pleasanton and transported to Livermore for treatment. Pursuant to an Agreement for Wastewater <br />and Disposal Services dated September 13, 1993 (i) Livermore provides treatment and disposal <br />of wastewater from the Ruby Hills area, (ii) Pleasanton levies connection fees and basic service <br />charges established by Livermore (in addition to Pleasanton’s local fees/charges) and (iii) <br />Pleasanton transmits quarterly to Livermore the amounts collected as a result of the levy of the <br />connection fees/service charges. The Sewer System consists of more than 247 miles of pipeline <br />ranging from 6 to 36 inches in diameter and 11 sewage lift stations. <br />