Jeffrey Mihelich
Jeff Mihelich Brings 30 Years of Experience in City Leadership
Jeff Mihelich, a Montana resident with more than three decades of experience in city management, is Rockville’s city manager, the Mayor and Council announced.
The Mayor and Council unanimously voted to appoint Mihelich, who will start Monday, July 15.
Jeff Mihelich most recently served four years as city manager in Montana. He previously served as deputy city manager of Fort Collins, Colorado, for six years.
Mihelich was previously responsible for various daily city operations and oversaw 537 employees and a half a billion dollar budget.
Mihelich’s accomplishments included creating City Initiatives, which reviewed city policies, training and frameworks in specific areas of treatment of minority populations; leading the development of the city’s first-ever diversity, equity and inclusion plan and developing a new annual grant program to support local social service providers.
Mihelich also served as the assistant city manager of Surprise, Arizona, from 2008 to 2014, and assistant village manager of Algonquin, Illinois, from 1996 to 2008. He holds a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Portland State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Mihelich was selected from four finalists after a nationwide search.
The City of Rockville operates under a council-manager form of government. The city manager is responsible to the Mayor and the Council for the day-to-day management of city operations. Under provisions of the city charter and code, the city manager prepares a budget for the Mayor and Council’s approval; recruits, hires and supervises staff; serves as the Mayor and Council’s chief administrative officer; implements Mayor and Council policies; and provides professional recommendations.
