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City College Chancellor David Martin Will Not Renew Contract
The search for a new chancellor will begin soon, City College of San Francisco says.
SAN FRANCISCO — The City College of San Francisco will soon be on the lookout for its next chancellor after incumbent Chancellor David Martin confirmed this week that he would not seek an extension of his contract.
Martin announced to the City College community on Thursday that he would not seek an extension of his current contract as chancellor, which concludes on June 30, 2024. His contract was approved on Sept. 23, 2021 and began on Nov. 1, 2021.
"My intention in sharing this with you now is to ensure the college and Board have ample time to plan and prepare accordingly," Martin wrote in an email update to the college community. "Returning to CCSF has been an honor and I am extremely grateful to have been just a small part of this community. Thank you for everything."
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Prior to coming to City College, Martin served as the Monterey Community College district superintendent and president. He also served as the vice chancellor of finance and administration at City College from 2015 to 2017.
In the wake of Martin's announcement, CCSF Board President Alan Wong said he will ensure a thorough community engagement process in City College's search for its next chancellor.
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According to Wong, the new chancellor will need to be able to help the college pursue fiscal sustainability and offer high-demand classes that lead towards good jobs and four-year degrees, saying that whoever starts next year "will have enormous shoes to fill."
He added that during Martin's tenure, the college was able to strengthen its financial controls and achieve financial solvency, and the Board achieve strong financial controls and oversight for the college.
"This year, for the first time since 1997, City College had no negative findings in our three independent financial audits for the district budget, parcel tax, and bond dollars," Wong said in a statement Thursday. "This clean opinion over our finances and compliance over major local, state, and federal programs is a testament to the work he and the board did to strengthen fiscal oversight."
Wong also credited Martin for providing input to a new budget policy for City College that he proposed in 2022. Together they passed a new budget policy requiring an annual three- to five-year budget plan for the college to ensure fiscal sustainability, mandatory monthly budget updates to the Board and the achievement of a balanced budget.
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