Lee C. McDougal

The City Manager is appointed by the City Council and has the chief administrative responsibilities for the City. The City Manager directs and coordinates all City services, and also serves as Public Safety Director and City Treasurer.

Lee McDougal's experience in local government is substantial: He is Montclair City Manager and Executive Director of the Montclair Redevelopment Agency.

When Lee joined the City of Montclair in 1976, it was to take on the job of Housing Coordinator, overseeing the City's Community Development Block Grant Program. Within his third year, he became the Director of Housing and Redevelopment charged with administration of the City's Redevelopment, Community Development Block Grant, and Code Enforcement programs. In 1984, he was promoted to Director of Administrative Services/Redevelopment, serving in this capacity until becoming City Manager in 1992.

Lee graduated in 1974 from the University of California at Riverside, College of Social and Behavioral Science. He received two Bachelor of Arts degrees--one in Urban Studies and the other in Black Studies.

Lee is President of the Chaffey College Governing Board and is a member and past president of the University of California at Riverside Alumni Association.  He is an active community member, devoting much of his time to service organizations, including the Mt. Baldy United Way, Boy Scouts of America, Old Baldy Council, and Habitat for Humanity.  In 2007, Lee was awarded the prestigious James Thalman Award by the League of California Cities.

Lee also sits on the Board of Directors of Housing Partners I, Inc., and is currently president.