FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two longtime staff members with the City of Clovis are retiring.
Clovis Finance Director Jamie Hughson and General Services Director Robert Ford plan to retire effective December 31st.
Finance Director Jamie Hughson has been with the City of Clovis for 29 years starting as an Accountant back In 1987 shortly after becoming a CPA. She was later promoted to Senior Accountant, followed by Deputy Finance Director in 2004, and ultimately appointed as Finance Director in 2010.
“I’ve enjoyed serving the community of Clovis and am grateful for the opportunity to spend most of my adult life with the Clovis ‘family. Clovis is a place where everyone truly cares about each other and it shows.” -Finance Director Jamie Hughson.
General Services Director Robert Ford has worked with the City of Clovis for more than 30 years, initially hired as a Management Analyst. In 1994, the General Services Department was created and Ford was appointed as the Director of the new department.
“It has been very rewarding to have been a part of the City’s success over the past three decades and I credit that success to the community’s support, the vision of the City Council, the leadership and ‘culture of cooperation’ that exists among City staff; and the genuine pride that City of Clovis employees have in their work.” -General Services Director Robert Ford.
City Manager Rob Woolley stated: “Both Jamie and Robert have done an excellent job leading their respective departments. With almost 60 years of combined service, this is a lot of institutional memory that will be going out the door but they have both done an excellent job preparing their staff for their pending retirements. They are going to be missed by the City.”
