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New Capitola City Clerk: Julia Moss

Capitola has a new City Clerk, Julia Moss.

She brings four years of experience in municipal government, and more than a decade of experience in customer service.

Her starting salary is $7,915 a month.

Moss, 30, previously was a deputy city clerk in San Marcos and Oceanside. In these positions, she gained experience in the 2018, 2020, and 2022 elections, while overseeing the administration of public records requests and document management and retention.

She enjoys interacting with an engaged community and appreciates those who dedicate themselves to public service.

She also has a strong background of implementing technology to advance efficiency and transparency for staff and the public.

Moss was born in France but has lived in California for most of her life. She attended the University of San Diego, obtaining her bachelor’s degree in sociology and communications.

Early in her career, she worked almost three years as a flight attendant, and then for a tech company before switching to local government.

She has continued her education through technical training and professional development courses for California city clerks.

She grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, attending Loma Prieta Elementary School and C.T. English Middle School, and is currently living in Scotts Valley. She enjoys walking her dog by the beach, baking, and reading.

Chloe Woodmansee, named City Clerk in April 2020, has been promoted to the assistant to the city manager, succeeding Larry Laurent, who retired.

Her salary is $9,449 a month.

This position helps oversee IT, human resources, risk, the Capitola Historical Museum, and a lot of special projects that cross departmental responsibilities.

Since joining the City five years ago “she has demonstrated a remarkable level of flexibility and innovation,” said City Manager Jamie Goldstein, taking on new responsibilities, updating the website, expanding public access during the pandemic, just to name a few accomplishments.

Goldstein said the job of City Clerk “has certainly evolved over the last 50 years,” since Pam Greeninger first started, but at its core the basic role is the same -- publishing City Council agendas, minutes, maintaining the City’s Municipal Code, and supporting Councilmembers.

“But for each of those tasks, over the last 50 years, the legal framework has evolved creating many more requirements,” he said via email. “The technical skills needed to complete those tasks have increased due to the need to use multiple purpose-built software systems, and public expectations around transparency and access to information have grown significantly. So all in all, same job, just more so.” n

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Julia Moss

“Groundbreaking” from page 13

In a nod to Sgt. Gutzwiller’s young children, the park’s playground will also be updated with new features to make the park more accessible for children.

The park’s existing sport courts were also recently resurfaced and re-striped for tennis and pickleball enthusiasts.

“We are excited to start construction on the renovations to Willowbrook County Park in honor of Sgt. Gutzwiller,” said Jeff Gaffney, county parks director. “I am truly amazed at how so many community members came together to make this first phase of the project start so quickly.”

In an effort to finish the final stretch of fundraising for the project, the Strock family of Aptos is donating a dollar for every dollar donated in December up to $16,000. n