“I am truly honored to be promoted to serve the City of Santa Monica as Public Works Director,” said Cline regarding her new position. She oversaw nine divisions with a combined staff of more than 500 employees. While holding the position of Assistant Director of Public Works, Cline managed an operating budget of $125 million.

She served five years on the Los Angeles District Council Executive Committee of the Urban Land Institute. She is an acting member of the American Public Works Association and was a former executive board member and founding organizer of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine. I am pleased she will lead Public Works in serving our unique community.”Ĭline’s education includes a Master of Planning from the University of Southern California and a B.A. “As a proven leader, Susan has demonstrated her ability to empower our workforce, pursue innovation, and promote environmental sustainability. “The responsibility of running the team that provides the backbone public services our community relies on 24/7 is a special and demanding one,” said City Manager Rick Cole in a statement. On two previous occasions in her career, Cline served as the interim Director of Public Works. The Department of Public Works is responsible for upholding and providing essential services to the community such as water resources, architecture services, civil engineering, resource recovery and recycling, cemetery, pier management, street maintenance, fleet services, facilities management, and custodial services.Ĭline served as the Assistant Director for over six years and has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in public sector planning, operations, and management. On Wednesday, July 6, City Manager Rick Cole announced in a press release that he had selected Susan Cline to become the next Director of the Santa Monica Public Works Department.

SANTA MONICA-After the announcement was made last month that current Public Works Director of Santa Monica, Martin Pastucha would be retiring effective July 8, 2016, the city of Santa Monica began its search for a replacement.

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