City clerks often earn six figure salaries. Pasadena has the highest paid clerk in the San Gabriel Valley with an annual salary of $143,006, and 10 cities have clerks that make more than $100,000. The City Clerk is responsible for all city records and for orchestrating city elections. Arcadia's city manager Don Penman said the role of city clerk as chief record keeper is essential and the pay is justified because of the level of responsibility the position demands. Arcadia's city clerk is paid $90,870 per year.
Arcadia City Clerk June Alford, who has served in the elective office since 1988, will retire at the end of her current term in April. City Council approved the creation of a new job of Chief Deputy City Clark with a salary of $5600/month.
City Council approved a 12% pay increase for City Clerk June Alford. The raise comes just as city voters are considering changing the city clerk's office from an elected one to an employee position.
Longtime Arcadia City Clerk Gene Glasco retires. Glasco has served 12 years as its elected City Clerk. In 2022, Arcadia voters approved an update to the City Charter that eliminated the position of the elected City Clerk. With Glasco's retirement, the City Manager will appoint a City Clerk. Most of the traditional City Clerk duties are currently performed by professional staff in the City Manager's Office, ensuring uninterrupted service to the public. Photo of Glasco with Arcadia City Council. See press release dated April 18, 2024 in VF for full-text.
Richard Grimes, the dean of students at Crescenta Valley High School in the Glendale Unified School District, has been named director/principal of alternative programs in the Arcadia Unified School District, replacing the retired Richard Towner.
City Clerk June Alford will retire in April, 2004 with her elected successor being paid a $500 monthly stipend and only handling mostly ceremonial duties.
The City Council voted to cease city-sponsored athletics due to the rash of lawsuits brought against other agencies (city, county, and state) in cases of injuries.
1. "Rules and regulations." Booklet on personnel regulations, 1940. 2. City of Arcadia personnel rules, 1956. 3. City of Arcadia personnel rules and regulations, 1961. 4. "Meet the City of Arcadia." Booklet on personnel regulations, 1962. 5. "Meet the City of Arcadia." Booklet on personnel reg…
33. "Strike possible Tuesday." News clip, circa 1971.
34. "City public safety forces will remain on jobs." News clip circa 1971.
35. "Arcadia adopts record $6.5 million budget." Arcadia News Post, June 30, 1971.
36. Awards Dinner program, 1978. Six pages.
37. City of Arcadia Employee Handbook, August 1, 1991.
38. Employee roster - 1978.
39. Employee roster - 1979.
40. "Spring Round-Up Dinner Dance honoring City Employees for years of service." Event program, April 2, 1960.
41. "Arcadia City Council Annual Awards Dinner, 1981." Event program.
42. Employee roster - 1980.
43. City Employees Telephone Directory - 1978.
44. City Employees Telephone Directory - 1980.
45. City Employees Telephone Directory - 1985.
46. City Employees Telephone Directory - 1988.
47. Arcadia City Employee Awards Dinner - September 22, 1990.
48. Arcadia City Employee Awards Dinner - October 5, 1991.
49. Arcadia City Employee Awards Dinner - September 26, 1992.
50. "Four councilmen send letter in response to nine mayors (regarding City Manager, George Watts)." Sierra Madre News, July 23, 1992.
51. Notice of Secret Ballot Election from State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Mediation - Conciliation Service - Teamsters Local 911, January 12, 1995. All employees employed in Confidential/Supervisory/Professional.
52. Memo from Human Resources to General, Confidential, Supervisory, and Professional Employees; subject: Teamsters Local 911, February 2, 1995.
53. "Rick Gomez appointed as Deputy City Manager/Development Services Director." Arcadia AT A Glance, Spring 1995.
54. Memo from William D. Woolard, Acting City Manager to City Council recommending appointment of Jim Dale, Finance Director, as City Manager Pro Tem, dated June 11, 1992.
55. Mayor's Proclamation regarding Employee Appreciation Day, April 15, 1997.
56. Memo from City Manager Bill Kelly to all City Employees detailing reorganization of City Departments. January 25, 1995.
57. "Community Services Director Retires." After 37 years of public service, Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department Director Jerry Collins retires. Arcadia Weekly, January 9-15, 2003, page 16.
58. Arcadian Dave Lewis returns home to lead the Recreation and Community Services Department. City of Arcadia Press Release. February 5, 2003.
59. "Hail to the chief: Arcadia's top firefighter retiring after 34 years." Star Weekly, March 22, 2007, p. 3. Fire Chief David Lugo retires. Biography and photograph.
60. Press release--death of Andy Trocale, former Arcadia Fire Captain, date of death January 23, 2012.
61. Program from funeral memorial service of Andy Trocale, 1959-2012.
62. Press release February 16, 2012. Arcadia names new city manager Dominic Lazzaretto.
63. 2012 City of Arcadia employee holiday party program with list of service award recipients, December 6, 2012.
64. 2013 City of Arcadia employee holiday program with list of service award recipients, December 5, 2013.
65. City of Arcadia develops new model for employee labor negotiations. Mayor Mickey Segal wanted the labor negotiations process to be more efficient, more open, and result in an extended term that would give the City "hard" numbers to use in forecasting the City budget for the next several years. The labor agreements are in place for the next four years. Arcadia Weekly, January 30, 2014.
66. City of Arcadia telephone directory of city departments, department heads, and select employees. January 4, 2013.
67. 2014 City of Arcadia employee holiday program with list of service award recipients, December 11, 2014. Includes library staff Kathy Meacham, Hripsime Pilavjian, and Darlene Bradley.
68.( A). Longtime Arcadia City Clerk Gene Glasco retires. April 16, 2024 marked Glasco's last official day holding the position of Arcadia City Clerk after 12 years of service. Mountain Views News, p. 6, April 20, 2024. (B). Arcadia City Clerk Glasco retires after 12 years. Pasadena Star News, p. 3, 7, April 20, 2024.
Mrs. Melba Andrews, secretary to Planning Director William Phelps, was elected president of the City Employees Credit Union. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.
127 city employees have agreed to postpone their salary increases for 6 months to help close the city's projected $2.2 million shortfall. This action would save the city $466,000.
Shortly before the city cut $400,000 in salaries and programs to help close a nearly $1 million budget shortfall, the city's managers and supervisors asked the City Council to consider giving them what they termed long-overdue raises.
The salaries of city managers in the area have come under scrutiny following the city of Bell's scandal involving overpaid city officials. Bell's now-ousted city manager Robert Rizzo was earning close to $800,000. Arcadia city manager Don Penman's salary of $214,032 is shown in a chart along with other nearby city managers.
City of Arcadia. Office of City Clerk. Certificates of Redemption of Real Estate. Paper record, disbound. Includes property description, assessment and redemption amounts. c. 1944-1955. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
City of Arcadia. Office of City Clerk. Certificates of Redemption of Real Estate. Paper record, disbound. Includes property description, assessment and redemption amounts. c. 1944-1955. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
1) City of Arcadia. Office of City Clerk. Record of cash receipts. Handwritten paper record bound in ledger. c. June 1942-February 1952.
2) City of Arcadia. Assessment Book of the Property in the City of Arcadia. Outside Book. Paper record bound in ledger. Front cover stamped “Assessment Bo…
1) City of Arcadia. Office of City Clerk. Record of cash receipts. Handwritten paper record bound in ledger. c. June 1942-February 1952.
2) City of Arcadia. Assessment Book of the Property in the City of Arcadia. Outside Book. Paper record bound in ledger. Front cover stamped “Assessment Book A City of Arcadia (Outside)”. Assessment no. 1-217. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.