A special city council session on Dec. 1, 2025 heard the announcement of Odis Jones as the new Culver City Manager.
After almost two hours of closed session meetings, the City Council members returned to the chambers, and Mayor Dan O’Brien announced that the council had “…unanimously selected Odis Jones as the new City Manager.”
Jones will be the fourth manager for Culver City, succeeding John Nachbar. The first manager, Jerry Fulwood, stayed in the role for almost six years, and was succeeded by Mark Scott, who left after a year. Nachbar has had an unusually long tenure in the position, serving since 2010, and will be retiring from the city this month.
Jones was previously the manager of Missouri City, Texas, from July of 2020 until April of 2021.
The City will offer a press release on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 with more details. Jones will be formally introduced at the next City Council meeting on Dec. 8, 2025.
Judith Martin-Straw
