In particular, Cline will play a critical role with the City’s Emergency Operations Center to promote public health as we work to save lives and support vaccination amidst the catastrophic crisis occurring across LA County, as well as to plan for full reopening of City operations and services. Cline is a champion for sustainability and has been instrumental in incorporating sustainable practices across Public Works and City operations.Īs Acting Assistant City Manager, Cline will work alongside Interim City Manager Lane Dilg, Deputy City Manager Anuj Gupta and department directors to advance the City’s top priorities: emergency operations, clean and safe neighborhoods, economic recovery, and racial equity inside and outside the organization. In her role as Public Works Director, Cline has overseen operations for the City’s largest department, a department that offers many of the services that have the greatest impact on resident’s lives, including refuse collection, public landscape, beach maintenance, capital projects, and environmental programs. I am grateful to her as a City leader and a resident for taking on this critical role.” “Her deep knowledge across City operations and her grit and resilience in overseeing essential staff during the pandemic will be invaluable as we move through the next stages of this crisis. “Susan has proven herself again and again as a strong leadership voice for resident-facing services, increased public health measures to protect the community, and racial equity initiatives within the City organization,” said Interim City Manager Lane Dilg. Cline is a Santa Monica resident who has held key leadership roles in the Public Works Department for more than a decade, including serving as Director of Public Works since 2016. Interim City Manager Lane Dilg has asked Public Works Director Susan Cline to join the City Manager’s Office as Acting Assistant City Manager to take a leadership role in meeting community needs as COVID-19 peaks in Los Angeles County and vaccination begins.
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