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File #: 25-1064    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/5/2025 Departments: COUNTY EXECUTIVE
On agenda: 12/9/2025 Final action: 12/9/2025
Title: Recommendation to: A) Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to Master Salary Resolution 081316 to: 1. Add one Assistant County Executive-Unclassified position; and 2. Delete one Deputy County Executive-Unclassified position; and 3. Delete one vacant Assistant Project Development Director position; and B) Confirm Justin Mates and Adam Ely as Assistant County Executives; and confirm Rocio Kiryczun and Nicholas Calderon as Deputy County Executives.
Attachments: 1. 20251209_r_CEO Reorg MSR Asst and Deputy CEO Appts, 2. 20251209_att_County Executive Reorg
Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Reorganization of the County Executive Leadership Structure and the Confirmation of Justin Mates and Adam Ely as Assistant County Executives, and of Rocio Kiryczun and Nicholas Calderon as Deputy County Executives

RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Recommendation to:

A) Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to Master Salary Resolution 081316 to:

1. Add one Assistant County Executive-Unclassified position; and
2. Delete one Deputy County Executive-Unclassified position; and
3. Delete one vacant Assistant Project Development Director position; and

B) Confirm Justin Mates and Adam Ely as Assistant County Executives; and confirm Rocio Kiryczun and Nicholas Calderon as Deputy County Executives.

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BACKGROUND:
The County Executive Office's current executive structure consists of the County Executive, one Assistant County Executive, and three Deputy County Executives. One of the Deputy positions has been vacant since 2023, and the current Assistant County Executive is scheduled to retire at the end of December.

A nationwide recruitment effort for Assistant County Executive and Deputy County Executive have already been completed. The County Executive's appointments, as outlined in the Discussion section, position the County for a period of significant leadership transition. These selections will further strengthen the County's leadership capacity and succession readiness, support governance efficiency, and address expanding complexity of local government operations. They also enhance the County's ability to innovate in response to emerging community needs.

DISCUSSION:
1. The addition of a second Assistant County Executive by deleting a vacant Deputy County Executive and Assistant Director of Project Development is essential to ensure leadership continuity, maintain organizational stability during ...

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