Carlsbad, California, promotes new city manager

California – The Carlsbad City Council has promoted Assistant City Manager Geoff Patnoe to full-time city manager. Patnoe’s first day as city manager will be Dec. 19, 2024. He brings more than two decades of municipal government experience to the position. Before joining Carlsbad in 2020, Patnoe worked for a decade as director of the Office of Strategy & Intergovernmental Affairs for San Diego County.

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