Kevin Miller Named Interim City Manager for City of Foster City

For immediate release: September 14, 2021

Contact: Jennifer Phan, Principal Management Analyst, (650) 286-3223, jphan@fostercity.org

During a City Council meeting Monday, September 13, Kevin Miller was appointed as Interim City Manager for the City of Foster City. Mr. Miller will fill the role he previously occupied before retiring in 2018 while a comprehensive search is initiated to identify a new, permanent City Manager. Under the decision, Acting City Manager Tracy Avelar will resume her full-time role as Police Chief.

Mr. Miller has 33 years of experience working for the City of Foster City, including a term as City Manager from 2015 until 2018 and 23 years prior working as the Director of Parks and Recreation. During his tenure as City Manager, he was acknowledged for maintaining a long-standing tradition of fiscal responsibility, while efficiently streamlining City budget processes, working as part of a team to carry out City Council economic and environmental initiatives, engaging City Council in establishing key policy priority focus areas, and various other notable accomplishments.

“I am excited about this opportunity and confident that in the next few months I can successfully work with City Council, staff, and the community to create a dynamic, supportive environment as we tackle challenges ahead including the recruitment of an excellent City Manager, and to remain actively focused on City Council policy priorities to assure successful delivery of government services to our community,” said Mr. Miller.

The City Council plans to move quickly to establish an expansive and exhaustive search process for recruiting a new, permanent City Manager.

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