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The Dublin City Council appointed assistant city manager Colleen Tribby as Dublin’s next city manager during the closed-session portion of last week’s meeting.
Tribby — who will be Dublin’s fifth city manager in 42 years, pending final contract approval — will take the reins in mid-October, which is when current City Manager Linda Smith will be stepping down from her position in order to begin her new job as city manager in Orinda. Smith’s last day is scheduled for Oct. 10, a city spokesperson previously confirmed with the Weekly.
“I’m proud to call Dublin home and I’m honored that the Dublin City Council has chosen me to serve as its next leader,” Tribby said in a press release from the city on Tuesday. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to guide this talented and dedicated team and help shape the future of our dynamic and diverse community.”
The city is still working out an employment agreement with Tribby, and city attorney John Bakker said during the Aug. 20 council meeting that once that contract has been negotiated, it will be placed on a future council agenda for final approval.
“The Dublin City Council is excited to have Colleen Tribby serve as the next Dublin City Manager,” Dublin Mayor Michael McCorriston said in the press release. “We have the utmost confidence in her ability to lead her team and carry Dublin into the future. Her passion for the Dublin community is inspiring.”
According to the press release, Tribby first joined the city of Dublin in April 2013 as director of the Administrative Services Department. Prior to that, she worked at the city of South San Francisco and at a consulting firm.
While working in administrative services for Dublin, Tribby was responsible for the finance and information technology functions and helped lead the city’s Fiscal Sustainability Task Force, which educated the community about the city’s financial status, city officials said.
According to the press release, she also oversaw the formation of Dublin’s first Community Facilities District, which is a special tax district that funds public services and improvements such as the Dublin Boulevard extension project, and completed a “master plan to guide citywide technological improvements.”
Smith had appointed Tribby as assistant city manager in December 2019. Since then, she has overseen the city’s Parks and Community Services, Public Works and Finance departments. Tribby also had oversight on areas such as human resources, city clerk and information technology.
“Tribby was instrumental in Dublin’s continued service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since overseen the planning and funding of several high-profile capital projects, including citywide energy efficiency improvements, the upcoming Dublin Arts Center, the future Dublin Boulevard extension, and the future Village Parkway reconstruction,” the city’s press release stated.
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