City of Malibu Statement on Interim Planning Director

Dear Malibu Community,

We recently announced the appointment of Jack Wong as the Interim Planning Director for our City. Mr. Wong brought a wealth of experience, and we were looking forward to working with him on an interim basis. Our goal in making this appointment was to ensure the transfer of institutional knowledge to ensure continuity of departmental operations.

Nevertheless, due to retiree annuitant rules, certain restrictions would make the interim role infeasible for both parties so an interim director search will continue.

As such, we are retracting the previous announcement and will commence a new search to fill the position on an interim basis as soon as possible.

We appreciate your understanding and patience as we work through this transition. We will continue to keep the community informed as we progress through this process. Mr. Mollica remains as the director through his last day on July 25.

- City Manager Steve McClary