At an annual salary of $750,000, Janisse Quiñones' pay is nearly twice as much as her predecessor.
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday confirmed longtime Pacific Gas and Electric executive Janisse Quiñones as the next general manager of the Department of Water and Power, at an annual salary of $750,000 -- nearly twice as much as her predecessor.The council voted unanimously to approve Mayor Karen Bass' nominee after a nationwide search for a new leader, prompted by general manager Martin Adams' announcement that he would be retiring.
Last year, the council approved a new salary range between $435,000 to $751,000 for the general managers who oversee the city's DWP, port and airport.Funding for Quiñones' salary will come directly from the departments' revenues, and will not impact the city's general fund. According to representative from Bass' office, city officials backed the $750,000 in an effort be remain competitive with private and public agencies.
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