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# There’s a new sheriff in town.
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/fabian-lewkowicz-daily-press-a-canoe-team-streams-past-a-collection-of-yachts-harbored-in-marina-del-rey-high-temperatures-this-weekend-are-expected-t/
- Published: 2005-11-19T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:13:08.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Marina del Rey, #archive-import

*By Daily Press Staff*

CITY HALL — There’s a new sheriff in town.

The Santa Monica City Council plans to announce who the new City Manager will be at the Tuesday, Nov. 22 council meeting, as outgoing City Manager Susan McCarthy oversees the meeting for the final time.

McCarthy’s last day on the job will be Thursday, Dec. 8.

Mayor Pam O’Connor and Councilman Bob Holbrook have requested on Tuesday’s agenda that the council consider the contract terms for the appointment of the new manager. The salary will be somewhere in the range of $245,000 per year and include benefits listed under the city’s executive pay plan, according to the agenda.

The salary package may also include relocation assistance and a housing loan, according to the agenda.

The council may also appoint an interim city manager until the new one assumes his or her position. The interim manager would be compensated at McCarthy’s current level, according to the agenda.

Earlier this week, the council returned from a closed door meeting, after which the Daily Press was able to determine that within the local government three current city employees who applied have been passed over for the city’s top position.

Gordon Anderson, assistant city manager; James T. Butts Jr., police chief; and Craig Perkins, director of environmental and public works, each applied for the position, but the City Council has decided to pursue other applicants.

Of the 61 applicants for the position, Holbrook estimates two-thirds have been residents of California. Most applicants are city managers or other high-ranking government administrators, although some also work in the private sector, Holbrook said.

The position also includes perks that range from free health care to 12 holidays and one vacation day accrued per month.

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Trash spills into the alley east of the Third Street Promenade, between Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway, on Thursday. (Photo: Jasmin Persch/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 19, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111905.pdf?ref=smdp.com)