Town Manager

Town Manager

The Town of Corte Madera is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Town Manager to lead a vibrant community known for its natural beauty, engaged residents, and exceptional quality of life. This is a unique opportunity for a collaborative and strategic leader to work alongside the Town Council, staff, and community to build on Corte Madera's strengths and help shape its future.

The ideal candidate will bring sound judgment, integrity, and a genuine passion for responsive public service.

The Town strives to enhance the community's health, safety, and quality of life by serving its residents and businesses through proactive, responsive, and inclusive leadership. Corte Madera, California, a community of just under 10,000 people, is devoted to preserving its rich history, maintaining today's quality of life, and carefully planning its future. Corte Madera is located in central Marin County and has everything at its doorstep.

The Town Manager serves as Corte Madera's chief administrative officer, leading Town operations, implementing Council policies and priorities, advising the Town Council, and ensuring responsive, effective service to the community.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop, plan, and implement goals and objectives for the Town; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
• Implement directives and policy from the Town Council; provide weekly progress reports and periodic reports on the status of goals and objectives that are established by the Council.
• Meet and coordinate with Department Directors in order to coordinate and direct programs and projects; assign projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; meet with Department Directors to identify and resolve organizational and operational problems both within departments and across departmental lines; ensure the successful completion of programs and projects.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assess and monitor administrative and support systems; identify opportunities for improvement; direct the implementation of changes.
• Provide highly responsible administrative staff assistance to the Town Council; conduct specific and comprehensive analyses on a wide range of municipal policies, procedures, and issues including organizational, administrative, management, funding, policy, or procedural issues; research, analyze, present, and implement recommendations; evaluate recommended changes on organization, policy, and procedures.
• Meet and confer with individual and groups of citizens; explain and interpret Town programs, policies, and activities; review and respond to Town Council member and citizen requests for service and complaints; negotiate and resolve sensitive, significant, and controversial issues.
• Develop, coordinate, administer, and monitor the Town budget; direct the forecast of additional funds; review and control programs and projects to ensure cost effectiveness; prepare mid-year budget modifications; present budget reports to the Town Council.
• Assume line responsibility for specific programs, projects, functions, and departments; select, train, motivate, and evaluate staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements; coordinate with legal staff and representatives of Town departments to determine the Town's needs and requirements for contractual services; administer contracts.
• Prepare materials for and assist in the preparation of Town Council agendas; attend Council meetings and present material; review minutes of meetings.
• Serve as the Town's Personnel Officer; coordinate salary negotiations; serve as final step in grievance appeal process.
• Review claims filed against the Town; approve or recommend Council action.
• Participate on and represent the Town to a variety of Joint Powers Authorities (JPA's), committees, commissions, meetings, hearings, and other functions; conduct and present a variety of research and special project; lobby legislators and other agencies.
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