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<br />23 <br />• The ability to plan and direct operations, and <br />• The authority to veto, modify, and overrule decisions. <br />City Administration and Staff. The City Manager is responsible for carrying out the <br />policies and ordinances of the City Council, for overseeing the day–to–day operations of the City and for appointing the heads of the various departments. Following are biographies of <br />certain the City Manager and the Finance Director: <br />Jeff Kay, City Manager. Jeff Kay has served as the City Manager of the City since July 2018. Mr. Kay was previously the Assistant City Manager and joined the City <br />in 2009 as the Business Development Manager. In his tenure with the City, he has attracted $2.1 million federal grants for high speed broadband, attracted craft breweries such as 21st Amendment and Cleophus Quealy, and managed the successful dissolution <br />of the Redevelopment Agency. Mr. Kay holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College <br />and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br />David Baum, Finance Director. David Baum has served the City as its Finance Director since April 2012. Prior to joining the City, he served as the chief financial officer for the San Jose, California Redevelopment Agency for nearly 20 years, until the State’s <br />action to abolish redevelopment agencies in 2011. Immediately prior to working for the City, Mr. Baum worked as a consultant for municipal entities and served as interim <br />finance director of the City of Hercules, California. He has also previously served as a <br />long time school board member and worked as an auditor with Peat Marwick, prior to that firm’s merger to form the firm of KPMG LLP. Mr. Baum holds a bachelor’s degree in <br />Economics from Stanford University. <br />Labor Relations. For fiscal year 2018-19, the City has authorized 435.71 full-time equivalent employees, of which 364 are full–time employees and 71.71 are part–time <br />employees. The City provides retirement and other post employment benefits to City <br />employees. See “ – Retirement System” herein. <br />The City’s employees are represented by four labor organizations. Labor relations have <br />been generally amicable in that there have been no major strikes, work stoppages or other similar incidents. TABLE 2 <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />LABOR ORGANIZATIONS <br /> Association Number of Employees Termination Date of Agreement <br />San Leandro City Employees Association 240 December 31, 2020 <br />San Leandro Management Organization 34 June 30, 2020 <br />San Leandro Police Officers Association 84 December 31, 2019 <br />San Leandro Police Management Association 8 December 31, 2019 <br />Source: City of San Leandro.