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ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER at City of San Marcos – San Marcos, California

City of San Marcos
San Marcos, California, 92069, United States
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Title: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER

Salary: $185,300.06 - $269,552.15 Annually

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Administration

Opening Date: 03/16/2026

Closing Date: 04/27/26

Location: 1 Civic Center Drive San Marcos, CA

Job Number: 2026 - 17

FLSA: Exempt

Description: SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONREPRESENTATIVE DUTIES


View the full job description and qualifications here: Assistant City Manager



Benefits:

Holidays – The City observes fourteen (14) paid holidays that include eleven (11) specifically designated days and three (3) floating holidays.

Vacation Leave – A new employee will accrue eighty (80) hours of vacation per calendar year for the first two years of service, one hundred, twenty (120) hours for years three through five, one hundred, sixty (160) hours for years six through ten and two hundred (200) hours after eleven years. Vacation accrual begins immediately; however, a new employee is not eligible to take vacation leave until the completion of six (6) months of service with the City.

Sick Leave – A new employee will earn ninety-six (96) hours of sick leave each year.

Bereavement Leave - Employees are eligible to use up to 40 hours of bereavement leave per fiscal year.

Executive Leave - As an "Exempt" At Will employee, you will receive Executive Leave. The total amount of hours per fiscal year varies by position. This leave cannot roll over, has no cash value, and any leave not used by June 30th of each year will be lost.

Group Health Insurance Program – A new employee will become a member of one of the City's group health plans (Aetna HMO, Aetna AWH HMO, Aetna PPO, or Kaiser HMO) effective the first day of the month following their date of hire. The City will pay 90% of the health care premium and employees will pick up 10% of the premiums of the plan they select.

Voluntary Dental/Vision Insurance Programs – The City offers two voluntary dental insurance programs, an HMO program and a PPO Program, as well as a voluntary vision insurance program.

Section 125 Flexible Spending Account – All employees are eligible to participate in the City's Section 125 Flexible Spending Account plan administered by Benefit Coordinators Corporation (BCC). This is an IRS-approved plan which enables you to have withheld from your paycheck an amount to cover eligible dependent care, and certain eligible medical expenses without being subject to federal income or social security tax on the income used to pay for these benefits.
Retirement - The City participates in both the Social Security (FICA) and the California Public Employees' Retirement Systems (CalPERS). The City currently contracts with CalPERS for the 2% at 55 benefit formula, Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance, and 3 year average final pay for CLASSIC members and 2% at 62, Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance, and 3 year average final pay for PEPRA (new) members. Employees will contribute 7% or 6.5% towards CalPERS, depending whether a classic or new member.

Retiree Health Savings (RHS) – All employees participate in a Retiree Health Savings plan through the ICMA Retirement Corporation.

Deferred Compensation Employer Match Program - The City offers a Deferred Compensation Employer Match Program, matching employee contributions up to 2%
Additional Benefits The City offers additional benefits such as short and long-term disability, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, employee benefit allocation program, and workers' compensation insurance.


Questions:
01
How many years of progressively responsible municipal government experience do you have? Please briefly summarize your roles.
    02
    Please describe your recent experience managing a department or division within a municipal agency. Please include the years of experience and which positions you held.
      03
      What aspects of leadership work are most rewarding to you at this stage of your career? Please briefly describe.

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        San Marcos, California, 92069, United States

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