"Ott, who first joined Hayward's executive team in 2018 as a deputy city manager, left in 2022 as an assistant city manager for her most recent job as Alameda's city manager. According to her new contract, she is expected to start on Dec. 8, and will earn a base salary of $393,000. I am very excited for the opportunity to join former and new colleagues at the city of Hayward and meet the immediate challenges and future opportunities together, Ott wrote in an Oct. 16 news release. She did not attend Tuesday's meeting because she was attending the Alameda City Council's meeting instead."
"Ott inherits several challenges as she returns to Hayward, which faces a $12 million budget deficit and other troublesome budget issues, such as the $31 million hole in the city's reserves, a revolving door of administrative employees and a current hiring freeze. The city placed Ott's predecessor, Ana Alvarez, on administrative leave after a closed session meeting in May before she resigned on June 24."
Jennifer Ott will return to Hayward as city manager on Dec. 8 with a base salary of $393,000. Ott previously joined Hayward's executive team in 2018 as deputy city manager and left in 2022 as assistant city manager to serve as Alameda's city manager. Ott served in Alameda for 13 years in roles including acting assistant city manager, base reuse and transportation planning director, and Alameda Point chief operating officer. Hayward faces a $12 million budget deficit, a $31 million reserve shortfall, a revolving door of administrative staff, and a hiring freeze. Ott's predecessor, Ana Alvarez, was placed on administrative leave before resigning on June 24 following clashes over returning employees to full in-office work.
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