Chief Assistant City Attorney Hiring

At a glance

• What: the Council's search for a Chief Assistant City Attorney, run through closed-session interviews.
• Outcome: an employment agreement with Ashley Zambrano (AGR 2026-176) was approved on the September 16 consent calendar.

Sources

• Minutes of 2026-08-26: https://docs.bakersfieldcity.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=2000876&dbid=0&repo=CITYRECORDS (read from a scanned document)
• Minutes of 2026-09-16: https://docs.bakersfieldcity.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=2001808&dbid=0&repo=CITYRECORDS (read from a scanned document)

Log

2026-09-16 - City Council

Employment agreement for Chief Assistant City Attorney services with Ashley Zambrano approved as a consent item.

2026-08-26 - Special City Council

Closed session (12:12 to 2:58 p.m.) to interview applicants and discuss the appointment. Gonzales announced that interviews were completed and the Council would reconvene at 3:30. A further personnel closed session was held in the 3:30 session of 2026-08-26 - City Council.