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Malibu City Council appoints Rhonda Perez as city manager; agreement to be approved Aug. 11
Summary
The Malibu City Council announced July 30, 2025, that it appointed Rhonda Perez as its new city manager following a unanimous closed-session vote; the appointment is conditioned on approval of an employment agreement at an open meeting Aug. 11 and will take effect Aug. 25.
The Malibu City Council on July 30, 2025, recessed into closed session and announced the appointment of Rhonda Perez as the city’s next city manager following a unanimous vote, the city reported. The appointment is conditioned on approval of an employment agreement at an open Council meeting on Aug. 11; that agreement is scheduled to take effect Aug. 25.
City Attorney Megan reported that the council recessed to closed session at approximately 10:32 a.m. and discussed personnel matters pursuant to the government code sections read aloud in the meeting record. "The Council appointed Miss Rhonda Perez to serve as the city's city manager," Megan said in the closed-session report. "The vote is unanimous and will be conditioned on the approval of an agreement at an open session on August 11, and then that agreement will go into effect on August 25."
Megan summarized Perez's experience, saying, "Rhonda is experienced in local government. She has nearly 2 decades of experience in the public sector and has served as the city manager for Palmdale and assistant city manager of Lancaster. While there, she was successful in securing state and federal infrastructure funding." Those qualifications were presented to explain the council’s selection; the council did not quote additional evaluations in the open report.
The meeting record includes the council’s roll call immediately before recessing to closed session: Council Member Conrad, Council Member Stewart, Council Member Earing, Mayor Pro Tem Silverstein and Mayor Riggins were present, and the council stated there was a quorum. The transcript records the appointment vote as "unanimous." The meeting did not record a mover or seconder for the appointment during the public closed-session report.
Mayor Riggins also offered "kind words" to interim City Manager Candace Bond for filling in during the leadership transition and said the council looks forward to working with her as the new manager assumes duties. The special meeting then was adjourned.
Next steps: the council is scheduled to consider and vote on the employment agreement for Perez at an open meeting on Aug. 11; if approved as described in the closed-session report, the agreement will take effect Aug. 25.
