City Manager Bill Lindsay has hired Janet Schneider to be the Administrative Chief in the City Manager's office following interviews with a pool of truly outstanding candidates for the position.  Janet is currently the Executive Director of the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority and has served in that capacity for the past 10 years, since its inception.  Prior to that, she served as an Administrative Analyst in the City Manager's office for the City of Walnut Creek.  Janet has an excellent knowledge of municipal operations, outstanding technical skills, and will make a great contribution to the City's staff.

Janet needs to complete her job commitments as Executive Director at the Solid Waste Authority in order for them to have a smooth transition at the executive management level.  As a result, her first day of work with the City will be on January 6th.