Shiri Klima

Assistant City Manager @City Of East Palo Alto

San Francisco, CA, US

Supervising City Manager\'s Office, including- Community Services: obtained largest budget in a decade to fix lighting, scoreboards, and other critical repairs as well as create pilot dog park; obtained Age Friendly City credentials; conducting an evaluation of senior services; initiating new community events, including Halloween gathering and winter dumpling bowl - HR: developed a modern training curriculum; negotiated with 3 unions for health benefits and preparing to negotiate 3 new MOUs; beginning class and compensation study - IT: built new IT division, including standing up Technology Governance Committee, surveying all departments for projects and ranking their relative priorities, and initiating IT strategic priorities plan - Economic Development: formulating strategic plan, reaching out to current City businesses to build relationships, reaching out to new businesses that might be interested in coming to East Palo Alto Oversaw development of City Council\'s four-year strategic priorities and two year work plan; now overseeing execution of said work plan, including sidewalk vending regulations, emergency preparedness updates and training, establishing a youth commission, and researching the feasibility of a foreclosure prevention program and a first time homebuyer assistance program Led (with City Manager) transition of East Palo Alto Sanitary District from an independent entity to a subsidiary of the City in October 2024 Preparing 2026 ballot measure campaign to raise revenue for infrastructure improvements and public facilities Fundraising, planning, and working with philanthropic partners for new Civic Commons, a ten acre plan comprised of a library, police department, city hall, and community park

Arizona State University

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

USC Gould School of Law

Doctor of Law (J.D.)

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)