Title
Resolution to Appoint the City Manager (Resolution 21956)
Description
This item is a proposed Resolution for the City Council to appoint Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton as City Manager upon the retirement of City Manager Ed Zuercher on Oct. 8, 2021.
Report
Summary
Jeff Barton has served as the Assistant City Manager since February 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Barton was a Deputy City Manager, and served as the Director of the Budget and Research Department.
Mr. Barton has served in the City of Phoenix for 22 years, starting as an internal auditor in the City Auditor Department. He has focused on the City's comprehensive budget and maintaining the City's sensible financial stewardship.
Mr. Barton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Morehouse College and a Master of Public Administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by the Law and Human Resources departments on behalf of the City Council.