Ezra J. Temko

City council announced last night that it has reached an agreement in principle with Kyle Sonnenberg to become the city’s next manager. Kyle will begin as Newark’s city manager on November 1.

I very much look forward to working with Kyle. The experience and perspective he will bring to the city, along with his commitment to infrastructure, team decision-making, civic engagement, and the environment will help move Newark forward. Kyle has been in Newark before - he received his Master in Public Administration from the University of Delaware. He is currently Assistant City Manager in Fayeteville, NC. I hope everyone will join me in warmly welcoming Kyle back to our community.

I want to again publicly thank Roy Lopata for the fantastic job he has done as interim city manager. I can say that I never felt the effects of having an interim city manager - I just knew we had competent responsive effective management that brought me up to speed and worked to move our city forward. Roy deserves credit for his good work including keeping our city moving smoothly and forward over the last half year and leading our city through the resolution of our reservoir lawsuit.

For the Newark Post article on Kyle Sonnenberg’s appointment, click here.

Click here for the article reporting on the public meeting with Kyle from the search.