Long Beach mayor seeks to accept $149,482.90 for Metro-funded transportation deputy

Gateway Cities Council of Governments money would pay for a staff position in the Mayor's Office through fiscal 2027.

Long Beach City Council· posted Nov 7Motion$149K

The Mayor's Office would add a transportation deputy paid for with Metro funds passed through the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, with $21,416.32 budgeted in fiscal 2026 and $128,066.58 in fiscal 2027. Mayor Rex Richardson and three councilmembers placed the request on the City Council's November 10, 2026 agenda.

What happens next

City Council vote on the recommendation · Nov 10

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Official portrait of Rex Richardson
Rex Richardson

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