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City Manager History
The City Council established Arcata as having a Council / Manager form of government in 1958, and hired its 1st City Manager that year.
James L. Kay
April 17, 1958 - February 1, 1962
Phillip Brown
April 16, 1962 - July 31, 1965
George Wood
August 1965 - April 3, 1974
Roger Storey
April 15, 1974 - July 1, 1981
Rory Robinson
December 1, 1981 - February 17, 1988
Alice Harris
March 2, 1988 - September 30, 1997
Keith Breskin
October 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000
Daniel E. Hauser
October 1, 2000 - April 30, 2006
Michael Hackett
May 15, 2006 - May 25, 2009
Randal J. Mendosa
May 25, 2009 - July 7, 2014
Karen Diemer
December 1, 2014 to present
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