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MONTEREY PARK - The City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to approve a contract for a new city manager.
June Yotsuya, currently an assistant city manager in Seal Beach, will begin work on April 28. She will earn $186,000 per year.
The search for a city manager had deepened a chronic divide on the council. Members acknowledged that division may pose a challenge for Yotsuya.
The vote on the contract followed an hour-long debate in which two council members unsuccessfully tried to gain support for interim City Manager Adolfo Reta, a 17-year city employee.
Reta had gained public backing as the other final candidate alongside Yotsuya.
He has held the temporary spot since the July 2007 departure of Chris Jeffers for the top administrative job in Glendora.