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City of Palo Alto (ID # 9725)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/26/2018
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Summary Title: Appointment of Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Title: Approval of the Appointment of Bradley L Eggleston as Director of
Public Works/City Engineer
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Human Resources
Recommendation
The City Manager recommends that Council approve the appointment of Bradley L. Eggleston
as Director of Public Works/City Engineer.
Background
The City Manager makes appointments to the position of Director of Public Works/City
Engineer with the approval of City Council (Municipal Code section 2.08.020.)
In accordance with the Municipal Code, the main responsibilities of the Director of Public
Works include planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair and improvement of all city
facilities and property owned or operated by the city; assist with the preparation of the capital
improvement program and assist the city manager, as directed, in reviewing capital project
budget requests; provide engineering services as required including development and
implementation of capital improvement program projects; provide permitting and inspection
services relating to private construction of public facilities and private construction affecting
city property - to name a few. Additional responsibilities of the Director of Public Works can be
found in the Municipal Code Section 2.08.190 (a) and (b).
Discussion
The City Manager requests approval of the appointment of Bradley L. Eggleston to the position
of Director of Public Works/City Engineer. The Director of Public Works/City Engineer position
became vacant when James Sartor retired from the City of Palo Alto in July 2018. Bradley
Eggleston was selected as a result of an extensive search conducted by the executive
recruitment firm of Teri Black Recruiting and competitive selection process.
Mr. Eggleston has been with the City of Palo Alto for 20 years in the Public Works Department,
most recently serving as the Assistant Director of Public Works Engineering Services Division for
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the past six years. He is a graduate in Conservation and Resource Studies from the University of
California at Berkeley and also holds a Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering
from San Jose State University.
As the Director of Public Works, Mr. Eggleston will be an “At-Will” employee, which means he
will serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. His annual salary will be $215,009, which is
within the Council-approved salary range for the Director of Public Works/City Engineer
position. Mr. Eggleston’s benefits and terms of employment are consistent with the City’s
Management and Professional Compensation Plan as adopted by Council and there are no
special or additional terms included in this appointment.
Resource Impact
Sufficient funding is available in the Public Works Department Fiscal Year2019 Adopted
Operating Budget for the appointment.
Policy Implications
This recommendation is consistent with existing City policies.
Environmental Review
This appointment is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act and
therefore no environmental review is required.