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BACKGROUND After 17 years as Pleasanton's City Manager, Nelson Fialho retired on November 30, 2021. Since that time, Assistant City Manager Brian Dolan has been serving as Interim City Manager. Over the past five months, with assistance from a professional executive recruiter, the City Council conducted an extensive recruitment to fill the position of city manager. This process resulted in the selection of Girard (Gerry) Beaudin as the successful candidate. DISCUSSION Mr. Beaudin earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as well as a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Toronto. Mr. Beaudin is a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and the Senior Executive Institute at the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. He is also certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners and is a member of the International City/County Management Association. Building on his academic background and professional training, Mr. Beaudin has more than 19 years of public management experience with particular expertise in land use and community development. Notably, Mr. Beaudin served as Pleasanton's Director of Community Development between 2015-2019, where he oversaw such projects as expansion of the Workday headquarters campus and police service center, construction of Kottinger Gardens senior residential project, and development of Irby Ranch which includes the Sunflower Hill community. Mr. Beaudin transitioned from Pleasanton in 2019 to serve as the assistant city manager for the City of Alameda, where he has led implementation of organizational initiatives including a Climate Action and Resilience Plan, a pilot mobile crisis response unit, and a new waste, recycling and compost franchise agreement. Prior to roles with the cities of Pleasanton and Alameda, Mr. Beaudin's civic experience in California includes developing and implementing land use plans, projects, economic development strategies, community engagement initiatives, and public policy recommendations for the cities of Los Altos, South San Francisco, and Mountain View. During his tenure in public service, Mr. Beaudin has developed extensive experience working with elected and appointed officials, accompanied by an aptitude for forging community partnerships. He is an astute manager with a reputation for implementing organizational projects with a focus on attracting and retaining talented staff. Mr. Beaudin is well-versed on municipal budgetary processes having served as interim finance director; he has also periodically served as the acting city manager in Pleasanton and Alameda. Given Mr. Beaudin's prior position with the City of Pleasanton, he has a deep understanding of the Pleasanton community and of the city government organization. It is with these qualifications that Mr. Beaudin is well qualified to serve as Pleasanton's next permanent city manager.