With the retirement of long-serving City Attorney Damien Brower at the end of the 2023 calendar year, the City of Brentwood has started the recruitment process for a new City Attorney. Working with the executive search firm of Peckham & McKenney, the City Council hopes to have a new City Attorney onboard by early 2024.
In late June, when Mr. Brower notified the City Council of his planned retirement, he noted, “My family and I are fortunate to have found Brentwood over 18 years ago. We could not have asked for a better community to raise our sons, and our efforts were made so much easier by the strong support that I have received over the years from the Mayors, City Councils, City Managers, and staff with whom I have worked; and for that, I am so very grateful.”
Regarding Mr. Brower’s service to the City, Mayor Joel Bryant said, “Mr., Brower’s dedicated services to the City of Brentwood and the City Council will be missed. The City is blessed to have had a dedicated City Attorney for 18 years, and his legacy will continue for many years to come. We wish Mr. Brower and his family all the best as they enter into this new chapter of their lives.”
Before starting in Brentwood, Mr. Brower served in City Attorneys’ Offices in Redwood City, Carlsbad, and Riverside. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Brower received his law degree from the U.C. Berkeley School of Law. In 2018, he was selected by his peers to serve as the president of the statewide city attorneys’ association for a term of one year.
The City Attorney is one of only two City employees hired by, and reporting directly to, the City Council (the other being the City Manager). The City Attorney’s Office is a key partner in the City’s government operations, and it currently consists of five employees. Among other things, the Office’s attorneys provide legal advice to elected and appointed officials as well as City staff; review and prepare ordinances, resolutions, and contracts; and represent the City in legal proceedings.
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