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* 2006 - 2006: Acting City Manager, Coatesville, PA  
* 2006 - 2006: Acting City Manager, Coatesville, PA  
* 2006 - 2009: Deputy Director, City of Richmond  
* 2006 - 2009: Deputy Director, City of Richmond  
* 2009 - present City Manager, City of DeSoto, TX <ref name="resume" />
* 2009 - 2019: City Manager, City of DeSoto, TX <ref name="resume" />


==Time in office==
==Time in office==

Revision as of 11:34, 27 October 2019

Tarron Richardson took over at Charlottesville City Manager on May 13. [1]


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Biography

Richardson received a Bachelor's of Science degree from Lincoln University in 1999. In 2001, he earned a master's in education from Temple University. In 2008, he earned a Ph.D in Public Policy and Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. [2]

Professional experience

  • 2002 - 2004: Project Manager, City of Richmond, VA
  • 2004 - 2005: Assistant to the Chief Administrative Officer, Richmond, VA
  • 2005 - 2006: Assistant City Manager, Coatesville, PA
  • 2006 - 2006: Acting City Manager, Coatesville, PA
  • 2006 - 2009: Deputy Director, City of Richmond
  • 2009 - 2019: City Manager, City of DeSoto, TX [2]

Time in office

One of Richardson's first personnel decision was to hire a new deputy city manager position that would serve as a chief operating officer. [3]


Deputy City Manager Leslie Beauregard left her position with the city soon after Richardson's arrival. [4]Parks Director Brian Daly is also no longer with the city. [citation needed]

In September 2019, Richardson announced at a budget work session that the city would explore building a new administrative center to consolidate school and general government offices. A request for proposals for a location and logistics study was released in mid-October, but canceled two days later.

Council held its first performance evaluation with Dr. Richardson on October 26, 2019 in a four-hour closed door work session. [5]


References

  1. Web. City manager search narrowed to three candidates, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, March 5, 2019, retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Web. Packet for March 6, 2019 public interviews of managerial candidates, March 5, 2019, retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. Web. City seeks to hire deputy manager, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 31, 2019, retrieved June 1, 2019.
  4. Web. Longtime city employee leaving after reorganization, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, August 16, 2019, retrieved October 27, 2019.
  5. Web. City Council to meet Saturday to discuss city manager performance, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 26, 2019, retrieved October 27, 2019. Print. October 26, 2019 page A3.

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