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Vol. 14, No. 52
December 23, 2016
Finding The Artist Inside
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Delta Gallery kicks off a new year of fun and creative art classes. Page 11
Cause Behind Deaths Found
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Former police chief named new town manager by Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent
It’s been a long time coming, but the Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District (CSD) Board has chosen a new general manager. At the regular CSD meeting on Wednesday, the board announced Discovery Bay resident Mike Davies was hired for that position. He will officially take over on Jan. 3. Catherine Kutsuris, the current interim general manager, has no qualms about leaving the town in Davies’ hands. “I think the board did a great job and made a great choice,” Kutsuris said. “I’m pleased to hand the reigns over to (Davies).” Davies, 60, moved to Discovery Bay from Antioch in 2006. He and his wife have three grown children and enjoy spending time with their growing brood of grandchildren. “I’ve been coming out to the Delta since I was a small child, growing up in Oakland,”
Davies said. “I love it here.” Davies spent 26 years at the Brentwood Police Department, including five years as chief. After leaving that career, he went to work for California Police Officers Standards and Training (POST), where he continued to hone his management skills. “I was assigned to the leadership bureau and ran POST Command College ... and then the chief executive development course,” Davies said. “I managed the whole course and taught the leadership block. I’ll be able to bring management and leadership experience in the public sector to this job.” Davies’ experience also includes finance and budget management. As police chief, he managed the department’s $16 million budget, and he sat on the board for Sutter Delta Hospital, helping manage the hospital’s expansion to its East Bay Regional locations. “Murray and associates brought extremely qualified candidates, and the final decision was extremely difficult,” said CSD Director Kevin Graves. “After much discus-
Authorities determine cause of three deaths and 25 illnesses after Thanksgiving event. Page 5
Victory At Invitational
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The Community Services District Board announced the hiring this week of Discovery Bay resident Mike Davies as the town’s new general manager. sion by the board, we came to a unanimous decision that Mike Davies would be the one who would best lead the town forward.” One thing not in Davies’ wheelhouse is water or wastewater management, a subject that will comprise a portion of his future see Manager page 26
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