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Pleasanton administrator announces retirement; council mandates staff training and advances procurement steps
Summary
City Administrator Becky Hegwald announced she will retire August 3; the council approved mandatory workplace and leadership training, accepted hires and set procurement dates for the water plant roof; it also corrected a camera charge and directed a camera-location review.
City Administrator and Clerk Becky Hegwald told the council April 20 she will retire effective Aug. 3 and asked council to consider replacement options at a future meeting.
Hegwald also reported an $11,086.20 dividend check from EMC Insurance and announced new hires: part-time compactor employee Olivia Young and incoming Street Department Head Jeremy Gallagher, who is scheduled to start April 22. Hegwald outlined procurement steps for a water treatment plant filter building roof: a pre-bid conference is set for April 29 at 10:00 a.m., sealed bids are due at City Hall by 11:00 a.m. on May 7, and bids will be read aloud and qualified for presentation to council at the May 18 meeting.
Council approved two training motions introduced by Councilmember Stark. One, seconded by Councilmember Haynes, requires all departments to participate in training on workplace professionalism, sexual harassment, and proper reporting of concerns; the city administrator was authorized to coordinate the training and report completion within 30 days. A second motion, requiring leadership training for department heads and their assistants and authorizing Hegwald to coordinate it, was carried unanimously.
Council also corrected the fire department security-camera charge to $950 and, following a brief executive session on security, directed staff to contact the installing company to confirm camera placement to protect city assets; that follow-up motion carried with Councilmember Schreckhise abstaining.
Other operational items included a discussion of a timecard and employee-tracking system (staff will present options at the next meeting), a request that ditch work be prioritized after recent heavy rain, and a budget work session scheduled for May 11 from 6:00–8:00 p.m. Chief of Police Tristan Snyder and Fire Chief Jeff Wisdom gave short operational updates.
Next steps: staff will schedule and report completion of required trainings, post the water-plant bid timeline publicly, and return camera-placement information after contacting the vendor. The council will discuss Hegwald's replacement at a future meeting.
