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Written by Jeremia Kimelman on 2025-01-15 at 18:17

Last night #Sacramento City Council approved the contract for Interim City Manager Leyne Milstein (previously Asst. CM) with an annual salary of $352,000

But look who's back (or maybe just never left?): Howard Chan as "Special Advisor to the City Manager"

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Written by Jeremia Kimelman on 2025-01-15 at 18:17

FWIW, $352,000 for a city manager in California is nowhere near the top of the highest paid list. Here's the pay for city managers across the state

https://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/Cities/Cities.aspx?year=2023&rpt=9

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Written by Jeremia Kimelman on 2025-01-15 at 20:01

Per a city spokesperson Chan will be paid $340,812.60 annually (he got $593,240 when he was city manager) and will get "all benefits under that classification for up to 12 month" in his new role

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Written by Roque Neto on 2025-01-15 at 20:07

@jeremiak this whole business of firing/hiring the manager sounds like a bad joke… 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Written by Ken Schwencke on 2025-01-15 at 20:09

@jeremiak Sorry but the city of Commerce's manager makes $630k?? Literally next door to Bell?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Bell_scandal

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Written by Ken Schwencke on 2025-01-15 at 20:21

@jeremiak Oh wow, there is in fact a story there! https://www.sgvtribune.com/2024/12/22/ousted-commerce-city-managers-kickback-scheme-cheated-city-out-of-millions/

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Written by Jeremia Kimelman on 2025-01-15 at 22:21

@ken Wow, I didn't realize how far reaching the pot-permits-for-cash scandal went! And looks like it's continuing to grow: https://www.dailynews.com/2024/12/13/ethics-investigation-sought-for-state-senator-accused-of-soliciting-cannabis-bribes/

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