SOUTH EL MONTE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS NEW CITY MANAGER

The South El Monte City Council is pleased to appoint Rene Salas to serve our community as its new permanent City Manager.

The City Council unanimously selected Salas and approved his appointment during the January 24, 2023, regular City Council meeting. The South El Monte City Council’s unanimous vote reflect their confidence in Mr. Salas to operate the City with accountability, vision, collaboration and transparency for the betterment of the community and staff.

“We welcome Rene Salas as our new City Manager. He has done a tremendous job in communicating with staff, the public and all City Councilmembers. He is the first one in and the last one out each day at City Hall. He is committed to his new position and has been a breath of fresh air with his professionalism and willingness to move South El Monte forward in a positive aspect . We are very thankful that he accepted this challenge,” said one City Official.

Salas began his career with the City of South El Monte in 2017 as the Public Works Director overseeing the Engineering and Public Works Department. Salas was then temporary assigned to oversee Community Development overseeing various departments including Economic Development, Housing, Planning, Building and Safety, and Code Enforcement. In September of 2020, Salas was promoted to Deputy City Manager overseeing the Recreation and Senior Divisions, Public Safety and Homeless Services. He had been serving as Interim City Manager since July 2022.

Prior to joining the City of South El Monte, Salas worked for 15 years in various cities as the Public Works Director including a couple years as the General Manager for a Community Services Water District in Paso Robles, California. Salas also has 12 years of experience working for Sempra Energy International, the parent company of Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas and Electric. For two of these years, Salas worked and lived in the countries of Uruguay and Argentina working on natural gas pipeline networks.

“I’d like to thank the Mayor and City Council for appointing me as City Manager. I’m honored and humbled. I can say proudly that South El Monte is a great place to work. The staff is amazing and dedicated to providing excellent community programs, safe road improvements, clean parks, and friendly planning/building services for the community and meeting the goals of the City Council,” said Salas.

South El Monte City Council

MAYOR GLORIA OLMOS

MAYOR PRO TEM RICHARD ANGEL

COUNCILMEMBER MANUEL ACOSTA

COUNCILMEMBER RUDY BOJORQUEZ

COUNCILMEMBER HECTOR DELGADO

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

The City Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Regular meetings start at 6 p.m.

Questions or Assistance

For additional information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 579-6540 ext. 3280.

Upcoming Meetings

MARCH 14 & 28

To view Agendas or Agenda packets use the side QR Code, scroll down to the current and upcoming events section.

CITY MANAGER

RENE SALAS

CITY CLERK

DONNA G. SCHWARTZ

FINANCE DIRECTOR

MASAMI HIGA

CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS

COMMUNITY SERVICES – Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

PATRIOTIC – Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

PLANNING – Meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

Agenda and Meeting Minutes are available on the City’s website at cityofsouthelmonte.org

• (626) 444-3158 MONDAY – THURSDAY • 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

COMMUNITY CENTER 1530 CENTRAL AVENUE • (626) 579-2043

MONDAY – FRIDAY • 1:00 P.M – 9:00 P.M.

SENIOR CENTER

1556 CENTRAL AVENUE • (626) 448-0131

MONDAY – FRIDAY • 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

SHERIFF’S TEMPLE STATION

8838 LAS TUNAS DR., TEMPLE CITY, CA 91780 (626) 285-7171 • LASD.ORG/TEMPLE

911 FOR LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES OR IN-PROGRESS CRIMES

Homeless Resources

LAHSA

(LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY) MAKE A HOMELESS OUTREACH REQUEST AT LA-HOP.ORG

March 27 - March 31, 2023.

All refuse must be placed in piles at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on the day of the pickup.

LUNES 27 DE MARZO – VIERNES 31 DE MARZO, 2023

27 DE MARZO - 31 DE MARZO, 2023.

Todos los desechos deben colocarse en montones en la acera antes de las 6:00 a.m. del día de la recolección.