July 22, 2008

PASADENA CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS NEW CITY CLERK 

The Pasadena City Council has appointed Mark Jomsky to take the position of city clerk effective July 26. He will replace Jane Rodriguez, who is retiring after 35 years of public service.

Jomsky will oversee a $2.1 million budget and 16 employees, serve as clerk to the city council, prepare and maintain official city documents and legislative records, administer municipal and school district elections and provide policy guidance to city departments.
He has served as senior assistant city clerk since 2005. Previously he was deputy and assistant city clerk for the city of Calabasas.

According to Mayor Bill Bogaard, the selection of Jomsky was not a difficult decision.
“My council colleagues and I have great confidence that Mark’s leadership abilities and technical skills will serve us well as the city moves forward,” he said. “Mark worked under Jane Rodriguez, so he learned from the best.”

Jomsky earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California-Irvine and a master’s degree in public administration from California State University-Long Beach.

He is a certified municipal clerk and is a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and the City Clerks Association of California.

He and his wife, Tali Menachem, are the parents of 21-month-old daughter Ariela.