City Manager

The Administration Department provides external and internal support services for a number of essential functions related to the management operations of city government. Under the direction of the City Manager's Office, these functions include: logistical support for the Mayor and Council, recording, archiving of the City's official records, and Human Resources. The Office of the City Manager is responsible for the management of the Salinas Municipal Corporation consistent with the policy direction established by the City Council and California Law.

Division Operations

Economic Development: Enhance, protect, and expand local economic base
Community Peace: Develop a comprehensive and collaborative community safety strategy
Develop, recommend and implement comprehensive City budgets and financial policies
Coordinate efforts to achieve cooperative intergovernmental initiatives and private / public partnerships
Implement and monitor City Council Goals and Objectives

The Salinas Plan - Implementation Update

January 15, 2019

At its January 8, 2019 meeting, the Salinas City Council took two steps forward in its implementation of “The Salinas Plan.” The Salinas Plan is a set of 32 recommendations developed in partnership with the National Resource Network. Taken together, these recommendations would help the City eliminate its structural deficit, maintain core City services, and take steps to address the housing affordability crisis in the region. Absent corrective action, the City is facing a cumulative deficit of over $60 million over the next ten years.

The first step taken by the City Council was...

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10-Year Strategy for Stabilizing Budgets While Supporting Growth

January 7, 2019

After a year of study and design work, the National Resource Network (NRN) and Salinas City staff have introduced the Salinas Plan to solve structural challenges in the City’s budget while maintaining City services and identifying additional initiatives to attack the City’s affordable housing crisis.

The Plan, prepared by the nonprofit National Resource Network in collaboration with City staff, emphasizes the strategic, long-term thinking required to meet the needs of a complex system like a City, as opposed to reactions to individual events. It was presented to the City Council at the Dec. 4...

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MBCP Delivers Over $4 Million In Cost Savings Through 2018

December 27, 2018

Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) opened its doors in January 2018 with three primary goals in sight: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, providing cost stability and savings, and supporting the economic vitality of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties. In 2018, MBCP delivered more than $4 million dollars in rebates. Residential customers received their rebate as a bill credit on December electricity bills. Non-residential customers receive rebates biannually in June and December, and large commercial and agricultural customers receive their rebates quarterly. MBCP has also created jobs, supported local businesses, and in 2019 will be...

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