Mono County is a rural region with a dynamic community of 13,000 residents, located on the eastern side of California’s Sierra Nevada Range. Known as “California’s Great Beyond,” this natural playground offers a complete range of amenities and activities making it an ideal place to live and work. Dramatic mountain boundaries enclose more than 3,000 square miles of diverse landscapes, which include forests of Jefferey and lodge pole pine, junipers and aspen groves, hundreds of lakes, alpine meadows, streams and rivers, and sage-covered high desert. The County is conveniently accessed by state-designated Scenic Byway US Highway 395 and is serviced by Mammoth Yosemite Airport, providing easy commercial air service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County and San Diego. With serene natural beauty, year-round recreational activities, safe communities, and a wide variety of lodging, restaurants, and shops. Mono County is the place to be if you enjoy fresh air, clean water, fine shops, restaurants, cafés, snowboarding and skiing, biking or paddle a kayak along the shores of Mono Lake. For more information on this charming county, please visit the County of Mono’s website at www.monocounty.ca.gov.

The Board seeks a dynamic and thoughtful leader who fosters a collaborative work environment that values integrity, creativity, and inclusivity. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with a proven track record of community engagement and involvement, who brings a collaborative leadership style, both within the County organization and with the public. The next CAO will be a confident and courageous leader who understands the County form of government and can work effectively and impartially with the Board to provide feedback, guidance, and recommendations on critical policy issues facing the community. The Board also seeks a strategic thinker who is knowledgeable about innovative approaches in talent management, succession planning, and recruitment strategies to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce.

Candidates with experience in emergency training and preparedness, ability to support and understand small rural counties that have a recreation-based economy, and comfortable working in a collaborative incident command systems are highly desired.

The current annual salary range is $173,669 - $211,096. Placement within this range is dependent upon qualifications.

Filing Deadline: May 16, 2023
Resumes are acknowledged within 2 business days.