Irvine has a new, but familiar, city manager.
Starting Aug. 10, Sean Joyce will again step into the role of Irvine’s top administrative executive for a year.
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Joyce served as Irvine’s city manager from 2005 to 2018, before retiring and later taking on several local interim city manager positions.
During his stint as city manager, city officials said Joyce helped brighten Irvine’s general fund reserves during the Great Recession, raised the city’s still-standing “Children, Youth & Families Initiative” and secured funding to alleviate the city’s annual expenses for public transit services.
He’ll be the city’s eighth city manager — he was its fourth — and will receive an annual salary of $434,242, which parallels the outgoing Sean Crumby’s compensation.
“I look forward to rejoining an organization renowned for providing an unparalleled level of municipal services to the residents, businesses, and visitors,” Joyce said in a statement.
“I eagerly await the chance to work on behalf of the mayor, City Council, and extraordinarily talented city staff in our collective pursuit to provide the best possible quality of life imaginable to those we all passionately serve,” he said.
Councilmembers appointed Joyce to the position this week to fill a void that would be left by Crumby, who served as the city manager for about a year. Crumby announced his plans to step down from the post in May, with his last day being Aug. 14.
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“I extend my gratitude to Sean Crumby for his service to Irvine and for his outstanding leadership as city manager over the past year,” Mayor Larry Agran said.
“Sean Joyce’s 13 years as Irvine’s city manager, extensive public-sector experience, and deep understanding of our community make him exceptionally qualified to return to this role,” Agran said. “I have every confidence he will provide outstanding leadership and move the city’s vision and priorities forward.”
Joyce has served as city manager for several communities, including the city of South Pasadena for seven years and Sierra Madre for two years.
Joyce holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from Cal State Fullerton.
He rose through the Irvine public school system and has lived in the city with his wife, a fellow Titan, since 2004.
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