City Administrator Recruitment

City Administrator, part-time, approximately 20 hours per week.  City of Maricopa (pop. 1250). Salary DOQ. Maricopa is NOT a CalPERS agency.  Open until filled.

Position is accountable to a 5-member elected city council, supervises the city’s 6 employees, and administers an annual budget of $680,000, including governmental, proprietary, and special funds.  City contracts with Kern County for certain services, including police and fire, plan check, and building inspection. In-house services include wastewater collection/treatment; refuse collection/disposal; animal control; public works; parks; business licenses and permits.

Candidate should be experienced in city/public agency management; state law governing California cities; general city administration; finance; grant procurement/administration; planning/housing law and practice; engineering; code enforcement, and other aspects of public agency management.

Maricopa is the perfect opportunity for a retired City Manager/Public Agency Manager or senior department head to stay involved in the profession on a part-time basis and learn how a small city survives with today’s state-driven agenda.

Questions/applications/resumes to City Administrator Recruitment, City of Maricopa, PO Box 550, Maricopa, CA 93252 or by email at lrobison@maricopa-ca.gov.  City hopes to fill this position no later than June 30, 2026.