Anne Cardwell, city of Napa finance director, leaves position
Anne Cardwell, the city of Napa’s finance director since October 2021, has left the city for a position with another organization, the city announced in a news release Thursday.
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Bill Zenoni, a former interim finance director for the city and retired annuitant, will take over as acting finance director until Napa hires a successor to Cardwell, city officials said.
Raj Prasad, the current deputy finance director, will manage the day-to-day operations of the department and the upcoming 2023-24 budget cycle.
Before coming to Napa, Cardwell served as interim city manager of Vallejo for about two months — she took on the position after the abrupt disappearance and resignation of former Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff — after holding the position of assistant city manager there since 2018. She previously served as assistant city manager at Martinez for two years, and worked in a variety of city roles in Benicia for 13 years, including assistant city manager.
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Cardwell made several significant contributions while serving in the Napa position, according to the city statement. Her work included launching the city’s American Rescue Plan Act Community Bank grant program to assist with community recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and playing “an integral role” in launching the city’s Enterprise Resource Planning project — a major, multi-year update to city processes such as water billing and payroll — the press release says.
The statement added that under Cardwell’s leadership, Napa continued to receive the annual Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting award. And Cardwell supported the professional growth and development of the city’s Finance Department staff, officials said.
“Since joining the city of Napa, Anne has been a wonderful colleague and a thoughtful steward of the city’s finances,” Napa City Manager Steve Potter said in the statement. “Her practical approach to management, as well as creative problem-solving, has served the city well.”
As of Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, the Napa River is running high but has not flooded over its banks at the Oxbow.
Photos: Scenes from around Napa Valley as storms continue to batter the area
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A pedestrian walks by Wilford’s in downtown Napa with the Napa river visible as the rain continues fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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A pedestrian using an umbrella crossed the street in downtown Napa as rain continued to fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind, including bursts of small hail.
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A pedestrian crosses train tracks in downtown Napa as the rain continues fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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Storm clouds hang over First Presbyterian Church in downtown Napa as the rain continues fall onTuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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Valerie Bez and her dog Maggie walk down the sidewalk in downtown Napa as the rain continues fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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A pedestrian using an umbrella walks along the sidewalk in downtown Napa as the rain continues fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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Pedestrians using an umbrella cross train tracks downtown Napa as the rain continues fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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The First Presbyterian Church spire is seen reflected in a puddle in downtown Napa as the rain continues fall onTuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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A tree is seen reflected in a puddle in downtown Napa as the rain continued to fall earlier this week.
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A pedestrian using an umbrella walks along the sidewalk in downtown Napa as the rain continues fall on Tuesday. The Bay Area woke up to another significant bout of rain and wind on Tuesday morning.
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Yountville town employees worked to contain flooding at Hopper Creek, which spilled over into the Oak Circle neighborhood Monday morning. The latest atmospheric river to enter the Bay Area brought more than 2 inches of rain to many parts of Napa County.
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A pedestrian paused to look at a flooded street after Hopper Creek in Yountville spilled over on Monday.
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The Mira Winery vineyard is seen flooded in Napa on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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A flooded section of Washington Street is seen in Yountville on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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A car passes along a flooded section of Washington Street in Napa on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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Pedestrians pare seen walking across a foot bridge above Hopper Creek which spilled over and flooded the Oak Circle neighborhood in Yountville spilled over on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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People walk along the Napa River and take photos in Napa as the river approaches flood level on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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People stood on the banks of the Oxbow Commons flood bypass near the Napa River on Monday.
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A person takes photos of the Napa River from Oxbow Commons in Napa as the river approaches flood level on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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A Pedestrian walks along the Napa River through Oxbow Commons in Napa as the river approaches flood level on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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People walk along the Napa River and take photos in Napa as the river approaches flood level on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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People are seen near police tape and restrictive signs erected to keep people from entering Oxbow Commons in Napa as the river approaches flood level on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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People are seen crossing the First Street bridge in downtown Napa as the Napa river approaches flood level on Monday. The latest atmospheric river brought more rain and high winds to the Napa Valley causing some flooding and power outages.
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A crew works to open the Oxbow Commons flood gates Thursday after closing the Napa River downtown spillway the day before. Authorities planned to shut the gates again Saturday ahead of new Bay Area storms expected to raise the river level north of the city past 23 feet by Tuesday, less than two feet below flood stage.
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A pedestrian walks toward Oxbow Commons after the flood gates were reopened less than 24 hours after being closed in Napa on Thursday. The city plans to close them again on Saturday as another band of significant rainfall heads towards the North Bay.
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A Napa City employee is seen collecting fallen debris in Kennedy Park caused by strong winds which accompanied the most recent storm to slam into the Bay Area on Thursday.
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People are seen taking photos of the Napa River from Oxbow Commons on Thursday. The Oxbow Commons flood gates were reopened on Thursday, but city officials say they will be closed again on Saturday as another wave of storms are suppose to hit the Bay Area.
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The Napa Golf Course in Kennedy Park is seen flooded on Thursday.
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Spectators watched as crews worked to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates on Wednesday while a powerful storm began passing through the Bay Area.
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A pedestrian using an umbrella walked past a sign warning of a flooding hazard at Oxbow Commons in Napa on Wednesday.
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People gathered near the Napa River on Wednesday, before authorities closed the Oxbow Commons flood gates to turn the linear park into a flood relief channel during a major Bay Area storm.
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A pedestrian walked Wednesday along McKinstry Street in Napa, which was closed later in the day in preparation for shutting nearby flood gates that would turn the Oxbow Commons into a flood bypass for the Napa River downtown.
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Leif Bryant a technician with the flood control district cleans dirt from the rivets of the Oxbow Commons Flood Gates near McKinstry Street in Napa on Wednesday. The flood gates will close today in anticipation of the major storm scheduled to hit the Bay Area starting Wednesday afternoon.
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A pedestrian walks through Oxbow Commons in Napa on Wednesday. The Commons will be closed later today when the flood gates are closed in anticipation of the major storm scheduled to hit the Bay Area starting Wednesday afternoon.
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Signs warning of a flooding hazard at Oxbow Commons are seen in Napa on Wednesday. The Commons will be closed later today when the flood gates are closed in anticipation of the major storm scheduled to hit the Bay Area starting Wednesday afternoon.
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A view of the Oxbow Commons as the rain falls in Napa on Wednesday. The Commons will be closed later today when the flood gates are closed in anticipation of the major storm scheduled to hit the Bay Area starting Wednesday afternoon.
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A pedestrian walking across the First Street Bridge looks down at Oxbow Commons in Napa on Wednesday. The Commons will be closed later today when the flood gates are closed in anticipation of the major storm scheduled to hit the Bay Area starting Wednesday afternoon.
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Leif Bryant, a technician with the Napa County Flood Control District cleans dirt from the rivets of the Oxbow Commons flood gates near McKinstry Street in Napa on Wednesday. The flood gates closed in anticipation of the major storm approaching the Bay Area.
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Spectators gather in a steady rain to watch crews work to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates in Napa on Wednesday as a powerful storm slams into the Bay Area.
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A spectator braves the rain to get video of crews woringk to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates in Napa on Wednesday as a powerful storm slams into the Bay Area.
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Spectators gathered in a steady rain to watch crews work to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates in Napa on Wednesday evening, as a powerful storm bore down on the Bay Area.
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Crews work to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates in Napa on Wednesday as a powerful storm slams into the Bay Area.
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Crews work to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates in Napa on Wednesday as a powerful storm slams into the Bay Area.
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Crews work to close the Oxbow Commons flood gates in Napa on Wednesday as a powerful storm slams into the Bay Area.
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A crew worked to open the Oxbow Commons flood gates before noon Thursday in downtown Napa. The city and the Napa County flood control district plan to close them again Saturday afternoon ahead of another expected storm in the Bay Area.
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