Jeff Lambert leaves Ventura to become Oxnard's development services director
Jeff Lambert, who has worked for Ventura the past decade, will be Oxnard's new development services director.
Jeff Lambert leaves Ventura to become Oxnard's development services director Jeff Lambert, who has worked for Ventura the past decade, will be Oxnard's new development services director. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/01/23/oxnard-development-position-jeff-lambert-leaves-ventura/2652219002/
Wendy Leung, Ventura County Star Published 7:48 a.m. PT Jan. 23, 2019 | Updated 10:56 a.m. PT Jan. 23, 2019
Jeff Lambert, the new development services director for Oxnard. (Photo: COURTESY PHOTO)
If the city of Oxnard's latest management hire looks familiar, that's because he doesn't come far.
Jeff Lambert, who has worked for Ventura the past decade, will be Oxnard's new development services director. He will oversee the divisions of building and engineering, planning, and code enforcement.
His first day will be Feb. 4. Lambert will earn an annual salary of about $202,000.
City Manager Alex Nguyen announced the latest hire on Tuesday.
"Mr. Lambert is action oriented and is committed to building a strong development team, continuing community engagement, and improving stakeholder partnerships to get things done," Nguyen said in a statement. "Jeff's experience and leadership will help Oxnard become a more business-friendly city. He will jumpstart our planning, building, and permitting processes to make projects easier for builders and homeowners."
Last week, Ventura's acting assistant city manager said Lambert was "on leave."
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Lambert had been the community development director for Ventura for the past 10 years. He is credited for having a leadership role in the partnership with Community Memorial Hospital for its new in-patient facility and parking structure, homeless shelter policy, downtown development, and recovery and rebuilding efforts following the Thomas Fire.
In addition to having a bachelor's degree from Clark University in Massachusetts, Lambert also has a master's degree in planning from USC.
The announcement of Lambert's hiring follows a slew of management decisions made in the past month by Nguyen, who came to Oxnard in July. In addition to Lambert, Nguyen has recently hired a new chief finance officer and assistant chief finance officer. Nguyen has also promoted two managers to assistant and deputy city manager positions.
Lambert will take over for Ashley Golden, who was promoted to assistant city manager last month. For the past year, Golden had been serving as interim assistant city manager and development services director.
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