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Pleasanton City Manager Gerry Beaudin has been selected as the top candidate for the same position in his former city of Alameda, signaling the end of his tenure after four years leading the city administration in Pleasanton.
The Alameda City Council revealed Beaudin as its choice for city manager in a staff report released Thursday for the April 21 regular meeting, at which a proposed contract with Beaudin will be considered for approval. His employment agreement in Pleasanton requires 30 days’ notice, which could put his last day on the job during the third week of May.
This wouldn’t be the first time Beaudin left Pleasanton for Alameda. He worked as Pleasanton’s community development director during 2015 to 2019 before taking a promotion that August in Alameda as assistant city manager. He held that position for just over 2-1/2 years, returning to Pleasanton in spring 2022 as city manager.
Presuming Beaudin is hired in Alameda as recommended, the Pleasanton City Council would face a critical decision in the coming weeks on who will lead the City Manager’s Office in the short-term after Beaudin’s departure and how to go about recruiting for a long-term successor.
A key factor could be the upcoming municipal election, when the mayor’s seat and two council positions will be on the ballot, and whether the permanent replacement would be chosen by the current council or by those on the dais after the November election.
