The Acting Assistant City Manager position is slated for a six-month term beginning January 18, 2021, the city said. Interim City Manager Lane Dilg leaves the City this Spring, reportedly because her husband is taking a position in the Biden administration. So presumably when Dilg leaves, Cline will move into the top position.

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AND: https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2021/01/12/susan-cline-appointed-as-acting-assistant-city-manager-for-santa-monica