Staff Reports Chino Hills – Chino Hills City Council members will begin interviewing 13 of the 82 applicants who submitted applications on Monday for the City Manager position. Current city Manager Mike Fleager announced his retirement in May, with Nov. 30, being his last day in office. Fleager was originally appointed as City Manager in February 2009 and his contract was extended to Nov. 30, 2014 after the Council voted in 2012. In the interim, City officials have decided to hire Kathleen Blomo as the Interim City Manager at a cost of $80,000 while city officials continue the search. Fleager will continue to be paid through January due to his accrual of administrative vacation time making his official last day Jan. 31, 2014. According to the City website, the City Manager must be able to plan, direct, manage, and oversee the activities and operations of the City of Chino Hills including the departments of Community Development, Community Services, Finance, and Public Facilities and Operations, and the office of the City Clerk and City Manager; to coordinate assigned activities with outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Mayor and City Council. The city Manager also is in charge of overseeing a $37.8 million dollar budget, 156 full time employees and 76,000 residents. City Council members are hopeful that a qualified applicant will be found among the pool of qualified applicants. If a qualified person is not found, the search will continue until the perfect person can be found.
