Moraga's Town Council Launches Search for New Town Manager

The opening agenda item for this week's meeting of the Moraga Town Council may be the most pleasant -- issuing a proclamation declaring July to be "Parks and Recreation Month" in town.

After that, the council ponders a report from outgoing Town Manager Mike Segrest on a fix for the long-troubled, costly Moraga Road resurfacing project, a resolution approving the waiver of fees and permits for four new bocce ball courts on the south side of Rancho Laguna Park as well as plans for a "partial spatial separation" between human and canine-dedicated areas at the park.

A partial spatial separation means a barrier of some sort, something that might appease the park's dog-less human users as well as those with canine pals, though its precise configuration won't be available for review until tomorrow night's meeting. 

The council is also expected to approve a motion authorizing executive headhunters Peckham & McKenney to begin a search for yet another town manager after Mike Segrest made it known that he was interested in seeking work elsewhere.  News that Segrest was interviewing for a job in Telluride, Colo., caught the council -- and most of Moraga -- off guard.

The council meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School auditorium.  If you're new to the area, and want to see how things work, you may want to drop by.