The choosing of a new city manager who is a familiar face is on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Stanton City Council.
In the wake of the resignation of Carol Jacobs as the city’s top executive effective Sept. 6, the council is expected to hire James “Jim” Box to fill that post. Box is the current assistant city manager and director of parks and recreation.
Jacobs will become city manager of the Riverside County city of Eastvale. That city is located near Corona, was incorporated in 2010
and has a population of around 53,000 people, compared to Stanton’s 38,000.
Also on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting are:
• approval of a development of 18 single-family homes at 8112-8312 Starr St.;
• approval of a fund to receive law enforcement money from the state that will allow for the purchase of a computer, printer and other equipment for the booking of evidence, as well as riot control equipment such as pepper spray canisters, pepper ball gun ammunition, tire deflation spikes and “less than lethal” shotgun ammunition;
• second reading and final approval of ordinances for the recovery of fees from emergency response to accidents and drunk driving incidents, as well as fire service fees from non-residents.
Stanton does not have its own police and fire departments, instead contracting with county agencies for those services.
The council meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 7800 Katella Ave.
