Takoma Park City Manager to Resign

Takoma Park City Manager Barbara Matthews will be resigning Sept. 7 to take a position as city manager for Rockville.

Matthews leaves after eight years as Takoma Park's top administrative manager.

"We are grateful for the many contributions Barb made to the Takoma Park community. While we hate to see her go, we know that she is leaving our government with a solid financial footing and with a great group of professional and dedicated city staff," Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams, who was a Councilmember from Ward 3 when the City Council hired Matthews in 2004 said. "We look forward to continuing to work with Barb in her new position in Rockville on issues of common interest to both municipalities."

During her tenure, the Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium and Public Works Facility were both renovated to high standards of environmental sustainability and solar panels were installed on several city facilities, according to a Takoma Park news release.

She served as Co-Chair of the Municipal Revenue Sharing Task Force that examined municipal tax duplication payments in Montgomery County. On that task force she lobbied to ensure that Montgomery County paid a fair amount to Takoma Park for municipal tax duplication. Her lobbying contributed to the Montgomery County Council’s decision to allot an additional $653,000 to Takoma Park in the County’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget.