City of LB appoints Modica as interim director of Development Services

Tom Modica, the assistant city manager for the City of Long Beach, has been named interim director of Development Services effective Jan. 8, 2018. Modica will concurrently serve as assistant city manager while the City conducts a national recruitment for the director of Development Services position.
“Tom is a great asset to our city, currently overseeing city department operations, guiding department projects and leading special initiatives, including the City’s innovation efforts,” said Patrick H. West, Long Beach city manager. “As we search for a new director, Tom will be instrumental in leading the award-winning work our Development Services team produces.”
Modica has served as assistant city manager since 2014 and has worked for the City for 15 years. As interim director, he will be responsible for an annual budget of over $118 million and oversee 206 fulltime employees in the Planning, Building and Safety, Housing and Neighborhood Services, Administrative and Financial Services and Code Enforcement bureaus.
He lives in Long Beach with his wife and children.
Modica will not be a candidate for the permanent position.
On Nov. 29, the City announced that Amy Bodek, current Director of Development Services, accepted one of the top planning positions in the nation, as director of Regional Planning for the County of Los Angeles. Her last day with the City will be Jan. 19, 2018.
In spring 2018, after the national recruitment, the city manager will appoint a new director, according to city officials.
Source: City of LB