Sutter Creek – The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors added to its string of 5-0 votes Thursday by unanimously selecting Engineering & Planning Manager Gene Mancebo to be the agency’s interim general manager. The board of directors discussed the appointment in closed and open session, then motioned to select Mancebo and took the vote. Mancebo said he was excited about the appointment, which makes him interim general manager at 5 p.m. Friday, September 5th, “which is kind of the official end of Jim’s term.” He said there was no time frame was specified to the appointment, but it would be something the directors look at as they decide on a full-time general manager. Mancebo said he likely will be a candidate for the full-time position, and stated “at least that’s what I plan to do.” Mancebo said he is approaching his 22nd year at the Amador Water Agency, where he started in 1988 as an assistant engineer. In 1989, he took the job of supervising engineer, and in 1992, he took over as department manager of engineering and planning, the position he has held ever since. He called the $20 million Amador Transmission Pipeline his lifelong work. He has presided over the Plymouth Pipeline project, which on Thursday was placing in its last segment of pipe. Mancebo said: “I’m really looking forward to the agency moving forward on a number of fronts.” He said: “There’s a tremendous amount of things that they want to work on, and I’m excited to be in that mix.” AWA General Manager Jim Abercrombie, who is taking over as G.M. for the El Dorado Irrigation District, recommended Mancebo’s appointment, saying: “Gene is extremely competent and capable.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.