Patrick Heisinger
Patrick Heisinger, assistant city manager of Redwood City, was named to be promoted as the next city manager following the planned retirement of Melissa Stevenson Diaz at the end of this year.
In June, Stevenson Diaz announced her intent to retire Dec. 30 after serving as city manager for 10 years. The city took approximately five months to select her successor.
Heisinger has served as the assistant city manager since 2024, overseeing the city’s Community Development, Engineering and Transportation, Housing and Homelessness, Economic Development and Real Estate departments, according to a press release.
Heisinger said he’s grateful for the City Council’s selection.
“Since joining the Redwood City team, I’ve been continually impressed by the City Council’s ambitious agenda, our staff’s professionalism, and the community’s willingness to engage in shaping the City’s future,” Heisinger said in a press release.
Heisinger helped reorganize key city departments and hire more than 20 employees to lead critical roles, according to the release.
He also led the city’s work to establish the Hopeful Horizons Ordinance, which addresses encampments on public property.
“Patrick is a seasoned local government executive who knows Redwood City well,” Mayor Elmer Martínez Saballos said in the release. “He has helped shape the important decisions and long-term planning efforts that keep Redwood City moving forward.”
Heisinger joined the city in 2023. Before, he was the interim city manager and assistant city manager for East Palo Alto. He also worked in leadership roles in Santa Cruz County, the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County, and for the city of San Jose.
Heisinger has a bachelor’s degree in international relations and two master’s degrees in educational counseling and public administration.
On Monday, the City Council is slated to approve the employment agreement with Heisinger, to assume the role of city manager Dec. 31. City officials did not respond to an inquiry about Heisinger’s pay, but Stevenson Diaz made $393,851 annually as of Oct. 14, 2024.
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