HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-52 - Appointing Seimone Jurjis as City Manager Effective December 27, 2025RESOLUTION NO. 2025-52
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING
SEIMONE JURJIS AS CITY MANAGER EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 27, 2025
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 500 of the City Charter of Newport Beach
("Charter"), the City Council is responsible for appointing a City Manager who serves as
the City's chief administrative officer;
WHEREAS, the Charter requires that the City Council appoint the person it
believes to be best qualified based on executive and administrative qualifications,
with particular reference to experience and knowledge of accepted practices relevant
to the duties of the office as set forth in the Charter;
WHEREAS, the City Council has complied with all Charter requirements
necessary to proceed with the appointment of a City Manager;
WHEREAS, Mr. Seimone Jurjis joined the City of Newport Beach ("City") on
June 27, 2011, initially serving as the Chief Building Official before being appointed
Community Development Director in August 2017, overseeing critical functions
including planning, building, and code enforcement;
WHEREAS, Mr. Jurjis was promoted to the Assistant City Manager position in
July 2023, gaining broader oversight of City operations and policies;
WHEREAS, Mr. Jurjis possesses extensive executive and administrative
experience in both the public and private sectors, making him exceptionally well -
qualified for the role of City Manager;
WHEREAS, the current City Manager's employment agreement will conclude
on December 26, 2025; and
WHEREAS, having fulfilled all legal requirements for the selection of a City
Manager, the City Council desires to appoint Mr. Jurjis as City Manager effective
December 27, 2025.
Resolution No. 2025-52
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council has complied with all Charter and legal
requirements necessary to proceed with the appointment of a city manager. The City
Council hereby appoints Seimone Jurjis as the City Manager of the City of Newport
Beach pursuant to City Charter Section 500. The effective date for the appointment
of Mr. Jurjis as the City Manager shall be December 27, 2025. The City Council
makes this appointment by a majority vote because Mr. Jurjis has been determined
to be the best qualified person to be City Manager based upon his executive and
administrative qualifications, with special reference to his experience in, and his
knowledge of, accepted practices with respect to the duties of the office as set forth
in the City Charter. Mr. Jurjis shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and
are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections
15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as
defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Resolution No. 2025-52
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 22 day of July, 2025. -0 V41
JoStallieton
Mayor
ATTEST:
Molly Perry
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
A&A C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Molly Perry, Interim City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2025-52 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
held on the 22nd day of July, 2025, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Mayor Joe Stapleton, Mayor Pro Tern Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Noah
Blom, Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember Sara J. Weber,
Councilmember Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Barto
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said
City this 23rd day of July, 2025.
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Molly Perry
Interim City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, Cal