Council appoints new Assistant City Manager and approves revised budget

The City Council on Tuesday appointed a new Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Services; approved the City’s budget; and recognized some outstanding Marines.

By a unanimous vote of the Council, Public Services Director Jerry Hill, a 26-year valued Mission Viejo employee, was hired as Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Services. Jerry will take the reins from retiring Assistant City Manager Keith Rattay, who has etched an indelible mark on Mission Viejo after nearly three decades of exceptional service. (Stay tuned for more on Keith.) In his new role, Jerry will oversee projects like the “Go Forward” development of LOS OSOS and improvements to the Oso Creek Trail as well as the City’s numerous parks and Oso Creek Golf Course.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the Council adopted a Revised Budget to the City’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 City Operating and Capital Improvement Program.

For their outstanding, individual contributions to the City’s adopted Headquarters Battalion of the First Marine Division, Corporal Vanessa Esquivel was recognized as "Marine of the Quarter" and Corporal Jake R. Danieli as "Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter."

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