Change is afoot in Moreno Valley’s highest levels of administration. Brian Mohan is set to step up as acting city manager later this month following the retirement of City Manager Mike Lee. Moreno Valley City Manager Mike Lee will retire on Dec. 27, 2024 after serving since 2019. (Courtesy of Moreno Valley) Lee officially retires on Friday, Dec. 27. He was interim city manager beginning in December 2019 and he’s been city manager since June 2020. “The city of Moreno Valley will deeply miss Mike Lee’s leadership, but we wish him the very best in this well-deserved retirement,” Mayor Ulises Cabrera said in a city news release Wednesday, Dec. 18. On Dec. 3, the City Council offered Mohan the role of acting city manager. Mohan would step into the role immediately after Lee’s retirement to minimize disruption of city affairs, according to city spokesperson Marc Lyncheski. Mohan’s appointment as permanent city manager is “contingent upon successful negotiations over the terms and conditions of his employment agreement,” Lyncheski said on Friday, Dec. 20. Compensation, benefits and employment agreement may not be “formally negotiated” until the item is listed on a future closed session agenda, Lyncheski added. According to Transparent California, a website that tracks salaries of public employees, Lee was paid $297,158 in 2023. His pay plus benefits totaled $522,692 last year. Moreno Valley Assistant City Manager Brian Mohan will become acting city manager upon his predecessor, Mike Lee’s retirement. He is poised to become city manager. (Photos courtesy of the City of Moreno Valley.) The City Council may meet in closed session with City Attorney Steve Quintanilla to discuss a formal offer for Mohan. If the offer is approved, the appointment will come to the public at a future council meeting, Lyncheski said. The city anticipates the appointment will be placed on the council’s Jan. 7 closed session agenda with possible final action on the employment agreement taken in open session, Lyncheski added. Related Articles Local News | Some ask Riverside superintendent to resign amid transgender athletes controversy Local News | Chino Hills man arrested as suspected political operative for Chinese government Local News | 3 newcomers on San Bernardino City Council promise positive change Local News | Riverside approves 347 apartments for vacant Kmart site Local News | Temecula school board rescinds parent notification, flag ban policies