ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Elk Grove City Manager Jay Behrmann announced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting that Elk Grove Director of Finance Matt Paulin has resigned to accept a position as the director of finance for the city of Sunnyvale.

Behrmann announced the resignation during his city manager report to the council before the start of the public comment period. The resignation is effective Jan. 24 and Assistant City Manager Jaqui Guzmán will serve as interim finance director until a replacement can be found.

 Paulin has served as the director of finance for the City of Elk Grove since May 2021. He previously worked as assistant county administrator for the County of San Joaquin and as chief financial officer for the City of Stockton.

 “Matt has made a tremendous impact in Elk Grove,” Behrmann said. “We wish him well in his new role as the finance director of the City of Sunnyvale.”

 Guzmán was hired to the position of assistant city manager in October and started the role in December. The city had been without an assistant city manager since the position was vacated by Behrmann in January 2019.

 Guzmán previously worked as the deputy city manager of Sunnyvale. Prior to that, she served as analyst positions with the cities of Cupertino and San Jose. 

 Guzmán holds a master’s degree in public policy from the UCLA school of Public Affairs and a bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College.