The City of Brentwood announced a “Getting The Scoop” event with City Manager G. Harold Duffey on April 22 at city park.
According to the city, residents are invited to join City Manager Harold Duffey and City Directors for ice cream, conversation, and community updates. Bring your questions, hear what’s happening in the city, and enjoy a real scoop of ice cream while you’re there.
Duffey was hired last October despite online chatter and questions about previous work history were posted online. In response, Mayor Susannah Meyer announced a press conference to introduce Duffey. At the press conference, Meyer stated they had 60+ applicants for the city manager position which resulted in “12 strong candidates” which then turned into a supplemental questionnaire and phone interviews. Of those, 9 candidates were recommended for closed session review which resulted in 6 candidates in the first round of interviews, followed by 3 candidates brought back for a second interview. The council ultimately selected Duffey as the candidate. With the approval, Duffey is hired with a salary of $289,900. With salary and benefits, his packages is $417,175.
A public notice was issued for the event as there may be more than 2 council members in attendance.
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Brentwood City Park
790 2nd Street, Brentwood, CA 94513
Purpose: Community Meeting
As a quorum of the City Council may be present at the Community Meeting, this special meeting notice is being issued for the purpose of the Brown Act pursuant to Government Code section 54956. Members of the City Council present will not formally convene as a body, nor will they take any formal action at the Community Meeting
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