FPUD increases salary range for operations manager position

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

Jason Cavender retired as the Fallbrook Public Utility District operations manager effective Nov. 12, and FPUD has interviewed applicants for the position. A decision to increase the salary range for the operations manager position was proposed and, Jan. 24, the FPUD board voted 5-0 to approve that increase.

“Even the bottom of this is higher than the top step before,” said FPUD General Manager Jack Bebee.

FPUD was aware of Cavender’s retirement plans and began the recruitment process for his replacement in July. The district received 19 applications and interv...