City Council to Hire New Department Heads

In the future, it will be the Inglewood City Council that hires new department heads, such as the police chief, instead of the city administrator.

The City Council approved the new form of hiring last week. In the past, council members only approved the hiring of the city administrator and the city attorney. In turn, the city administrator and the city attorney were responsible for hiring department heads.

Last year, City Council members voted to quadruple their salaries to $47,244 a year and the mayor’s salary to $94,500. Mayor Roosevelt Dorn believes more work and responsibility should go with the salary increases.

Since Dorn’s election, the city has moved from a strong city manager form of government to a city administrator form of government that gives more power to the City Council members.