Greenwood CAO Dean Trumbley resigns nine days before municipal election

Trumbley’s resignation takes effect Oct. 8, with his final day in the Greenwood office Oct. 2. He begins as Houston’s CAO on Oct. 9.

Greenwood Chief Administrative Officer Dean Trumbley will leave the city Oct. 8 to become CAO of the District of Houston.

Photo: City of Greenwood

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GREENWOOD — Chief Administrative Officer Dean Trumbley will leave the City of Greenwood nine days before the Oct. 17 municipal election after accepting the top administrative position with the District of Houston.

Trumbley’s resignation takes effect Oct. 8 following a 30-day notice period, according to a public announcement posted by the City of Greenwood. His final day physically working in the office will be Oct. 2 because of vacation time owed to him.

The District of Houston announced Trumbley’s appointment on Sept. 9 and said he will begin work there as chief administrative officer on Oct. 9, one day after his Greenwood resignation takes effect.

The departure places Greenwood’s administrative transition across the municipal election period. General voting is scheduled for Oct. 17, and Greenwood’s Council Procedures Bylaw requires the first council meeting following a general local election to be held on the first Monday in November, which falls on Nov. 2 this year.

Greenwood says Trumbley has served the community for 2.75 years. The city credited his tenure with organizational changes, greater administrative stability and work to strengthen internal systems.

The city said Trumbley described his decision to leave as financial and said it did not reflect dissatisfaction with Greenwood, its residents or his experience working for the city. According to the announcement, Trumbley has seven years remaining before his planned retirement and accepted the Houston position after considering his family’s financial security.

His tenure also coincided with Greenwood receiving the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ 2025 Excellence in Asset Management award for its Resilient Greenwood: Building the Future Together initiative.

Greenwood says it will begin transition planning immediately and that Trumbley has agreed to assist with the changeover. The announcement does not identify an interim CAO, say whether recruitment for a permanent replacement has begun or indicate whether council has formally dealt with the resignation.

The city’s current staff directory continues to list Trumbley as chief administrative officer and Brooke McCourt as corporate officer.

The timing of Greenwood’s announcement itself is unclear. The public release appears on the city’s homepage without a publication date and was not listed among the city’s dated news releases when the Sentinel checked Sept. 22.

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