Culver City Manger Mark Scott, who has been in the post for less than a year, is leaving "in the near future." (Photo by Gary McCarthy)
Story Created:
Feb 10, 2010 at 3:38 PM PST
Story Updated:
Feb 10, 2010 at 3:52 PM PST
City Manager Mark Scott announced during Monday’s Culver City Council meeting that he would be leaving his post in the “near future,” after less than a year on the job.
Immediately following the weekly invocation, Scott publicly announced his impending resignation, having made the same disclosure to staff members earlier in the day.
He cited unspecified “personal concerns” and “family concerns” in explaining a decision to relocate to central California.
“It’s a decision that we felt we needed to do for the right reasons,” he said.
Scott began working in Culver City last June, replacing Jerry Fulwood, who had served as city manager for six years.
The city manager did not say his departure was based on anything job related.
“Culver City is an absolute joy to work in,” Scott said. “It’s been a complete joy for me the entire time I’ve been here, and I think this city manager job is perhaps as good as you get anywhere.”
Scott also acknowledged the abruptness of his resignation notice.
“I’m disappointed that this is the outcome,” he said. “The community did deserve better from me and I feel bad about that.”
He did not say when his last day on the job would be, but did pledge to remain as long as he can, saying that “we’ve got some very big things to work on this spring.”
Mayor Andrew Weissman said the city would be “immediately moving forward” to find a new city manager, and hopes to include Scott in the process.
Scott went through several rounds of interviews with council members, city department heads and a committee of local residents before he was hired at an annual salary of $223,932.80.
Weissman said that Scott’s announcement made it a “disappointing day,” but understood how “family pretty much trumps everything else.”
“We certainly believe that you provided us with the leadership and the direction that a city manager form of government requires,” Weissman told Scott. “Those qualities are going to be sorely missed.”
Scott came to Culver City after a five-year stint as city manager of Spartanburg, N.C.
But he was no stranger to West Los Angeles, having served as city manager of Beverly Hills for 14 years before making the move to the east coast.
Scott did not say whether he had found another employer in central California. According to The Front Page Online, both of his parents live in that region.
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