Thousand Oaks names assistant city manager
By Wendy Leung
Originally published 05:54 p.m., July 22, 2013
Updated 06:06 p.m., July 22, 2013
A public information officer for Thousand Oaks who has been the acting assistant city manager has been promoted.
Andrew Powers, 36, was named assistant city manager on a permanent basis starting Monday. He fills the position left vacant when Mark Watkins left to become Ventura's city manager.
Powers will be the chief operating officer, running daily affairs and overseeing the leaders of all City Hall departments.
City Manager Scott Mitnick said Powers "stepped up in a big way" as temporary assistant city manager.
"There are certain key, essential characteristics for an assistant city manager, and (Powers) has many of them. It was a natural transition," Mitnick said. "He is very calm and levelheaded. He is always in sync with what I'm doing and what I'm trying to achieve."
Powers has been with Thousand Oaks for six years, starting as a public information officer. Mitnick named him acting assistant city manager in March. Powers, whose annual salary was $106,000 as public information officer, will earn $157,040 in his new post.
While serving as assistant city manager on a trial basis, Powers led the city's emergency communication efforts during the Springs Fire and worked on labor negotiations with three bargaining units.
"The last four months have been among the most challenging and rewarding of my career," Powers said. "I had the opportunity to take on a number of interesting and challenging assignments."
Before coming to Thousand Oaks, Powers worked in the city of Ventura's Civic Engagement Division.
Powers is a graduate of North Carolina State University and is studying for a master's degree in public policy and administration at California Lutheran University.
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