City Hall sees changes in leadership

There have been a number of changes to city leadership, as detailed by interim City Manager Jesús Garza in a Dec. 1 memo. Mandy DeMayo, who is currently the deputy director of the Housing Department, will be stepping up as interim director, replacing outgoing Housing Department Director Rosie Truelove, who has taken a position with the city of Kyle. In addition, Chief Resilience Officer Laura Patiño has given notice of her resignation, effective Jan. 12. According to Garza, “Laura will work with appropriate staff to develop a transition plan to ensure continuation of all resilience activities coordinated through her office. This includes the comprehensive resilience plan, resilience hub network program, individual and community resilience-building, economic resilience integration, heat and other climate adaptation interdepartmental coordination, fundraising and external partnerships, and other initiatives.” Following her departure, interim Chief Sustainability Officer Zach Baumer will take on the additional role of interim Chief Officer of the Office of Resilience. Similarly, Tamela Saldaña will take on the role of interim officer for the Equity Office while maintaining her position overseeing the Office of Civil Rights. Finally, Sarah Griffin will make the change from deputy labor relations officer to chief labor relations officer.