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Placerville honors finance director-turned-city-manager David R. Warren and El Dorado County Fire Chief Tim Cordero at council meeting
Summary
Placerville City Council recognized long-serving public employees David R. Warren and Tim Cordero at its May 26 meeting, praising decades of local service and citing infrastructure and public-safety projects they helped advance.
Placerville’s City Council spent the opening of its May 26 meeting honoring two longtime public servants.
The council read a proclamation recognizing David R. Warren’s retirement after an aggregate 23 years with the city and noted his service as finance director and, most recently, city manager. The proclamation credited Warren with leadership on Measure H and Measure L, a $45,000,000 upgrade to the city’s water reclamation facility, refinancing wastewater revenue bonds projected to save about $5,000,000 over the remaining life of the bonds, and work advancing a $20,000,000 broadband fiber project.
Warren accepted the recognition and described several projects he helped shepherd. “Together, we accomplished much over the past 23 years, including improving day-to-day services…constructing $45,000,000 improvements to the water reclamation facility,” he said, and noted near-completion of a photovoltaic solar project at the wastewater plant expected to save about $150,000 a year in electricity costs.
Friends, family and former colleagues offered brief tributes. Steve Nelp recalled working with Warren on the sewer plant debt; Sue Rodman and others praised his leadership on local sales-tax measures that funded street, water and sewer work. Nick Warren, one of Warren’s sons, told the council his father “absolutely loved this city.”
The council then presented a proclamation recognizing Tim Cordero’s 39 years of service with the El Dorado County Fire Protection District. Cordero, who served at Station 25 and rose to fire chief in 2020, spoke about working in Placerville and thanked colleagues and family for their support.
Public commenters and council members praised Cordero’s role in consolidating nearby fire districts and in supporting local fire-safety education and partnerships. One speaker noted Cordero’s involvement with the Placerville Fire Safe Council and the LAFCO process that enabled fire-district consolidation.
The council moved on with the city’s agenda after both proclamations. The meeting record shows both proclamations were ceremonial recognitions; no policy actions were taken as part of these items.
