As a part of the eliminated positions, Gloria said he will take over as city manager and the city’s executive team will answer directly to his office. One of the positions slashed was the city’s Chief Operating Officer,

Mayor Todd Gloria announced a series of budget cuts Tuesday "designed to generate cost savings and minimize service-level reductions," according to his office. Gloria said 31 city jobs were eliminated, including that of Chief Operating Officer Eric Dargan. All those positions were vacant except for COO.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has announced plans to consolidate several city departments and eliminate vacant positions in order to save $5.3 million annually and close a $258 million budget deficit within the next four months.