ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Elk Grove City Manager Jason Behrmann announced on June 20 the selection of Christopher Jordan as the city’s next development services director. Jordan will assume his new role with the city on July 28.

The selection of Jordan concludes a national recruitment process to fill the position that will be vacated when Darren Wilson retires next month.

Jordan is currently the city’s director of strategic planning and innovation, a position created in 2018 to advance the city’s strategic initiatives, long-range planning projects and implement other civic innovations. 

Jordan has served as the lead staff on notable projects, including a new zoo approved by City Council in May, comprehensive General Plan update, the Kammerer Road Urban Design Study, the relocation of the Elk Grove Library and the Smart City Plan.

“I am humbled and excited to be taking on this new responsibility with the city. Over the years, I’ve witnessed Elk Grove’s remarkable growth and evolution and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute even more to the community’s future development and success,” Jordan said.

Jordan has lived in Elk Grove since 2016 with his wife, Jessica, and their three children, John, Molly and Henry. Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree in city and regional planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and a certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).  

“Christopher is a problem solver, innovator and admired leader in the organization. I have great confidence in his ability to lead the Development Services Department into the future,” Behrmann said.

Elk Grove’s Development Services Department promotes safety, livability and economic vitality through permitting processes, housing programs, zoning administration and code enforcement. 

The department is responsible for nearly all development-related activity in Elk Grove, including planning, housing and ppublic services, building safety, development engineering and code enforcement. The department operates with a staff of 29 city employees and also acts as the primary liaison to the Elk Grove Planning Commission.

In Fiscal Year 2023-24, the department processed nearly 500 new multifamily residential units, including 160 affordable housing units, expanded services for residents experiencing homelessness, and closed 98% of code enforcement cases with voluntary compliance.

For more information about the city’s Development Services Department, visit elkgrovecity.org/developmentservices.