City of Newport Beach
Seimone Jurjis was selected as the Community Development Director for the City of Newport Beach in August of 2017, having previously served as the City’s Chief Building Official. Seimone has over 25 years of experience working in both the private and public sectors.
Prior to joining the City of Newport Beach, Seimone was the President and Chief Operating Officer for a real estate company focusing on entitlements, land transactions and development. Prior to that, he served as the director of planning and building safety for the City of El Segundo where he had also been the city engineer and building official.
Seimone has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and is a licensed professional civil engineer, licensed real estate broker and certified building official. He is also a licensed pilot.
Seimone was raised in the City of Orange and currently lives there with his wife and two children.
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City of Newport Beach
The City of Newport Beach operates under a Council-Manager form of government. Its seven City Council Members are elected by district, but are voted on by the population as a whole and are responsible for policy-making, passing local ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees and hiring the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk. The City has approximately 725 full-time employees and hundreds of part-time and seasonal employees. Newport Beach is located in the coastal center of Orange County, with Los Angeles County to the north and San Diego County to the south. It has an estimated permanent population of 86,738, but during the summer months, the population grows to more than 100,000 with 20,000 to 100,000 tourists daily. The city is known for its fine residential areas, modern shopping facilities, strong business community and quality school system. It surrounds Newport Bay where more than 9,000 boats of all types are docked within the 21-square-mile harbor area. The bay area and the City’s eight miles of ocean beach offer outstanding fishing, swimming, surfing, and aquatic sports activities.