Mike Futrell hired as Hercules city manager

The appointment

Mike Futrell has been hired as city manager of Hercules, a city in the Bay Area. Futrell previously served as Riverside’s city manager, making the Hercules appointment a return to the same type of local government leadership role.

The city manager is the chief administrative position in a city government. The role generally involves overseeing the city’s day-to-day administration, but Hercules has not detailed additional terms of Futrell’s appointment here.

From Riverside to Hercules

Futrell’s new position connects Riverside and Hercules through the same former city manager. His hiring moves him from the Inland Empire city to a Bay Area city for another city administration job.

The San Bernardino Sun reported the hiring in a story titled “Former Riverside City Manager Mike Futrell hired for same role in Hercules in the Bay Area.