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Following the ouster of City Manager David Cavazos, expect changes in how the police department is managed, budget dollars are allocated, and the kind of leader the city will have atop its bureaucracy.
An effort led by Mayor Miguel Pulido to remove City Manager David Cavazos continues, with Cavazos’ “dismissal/release” on the closed-session agenda. Neighborhood activists are planning to show up and protest the ouster effort.
City Manager Eddie Manfro can authorize up to $175,000 in spending without City Council approval, which is more than top administrators are allowed in cities four times as large as Westminster.
The Anaheim City Council made its appointment of City Manager Paul Emery official Tuesday night when council members approved his contract. But Mayor Tom Tait says his severance package is too generous.
In the wake of nepotism and contract scandals, members of the Garden Grove City Council have settled on an official from Cincinnati who they say has a reputation for high ethics and transparency to take over as city manager.
Laguna Beach City Council members are set to approve a five percent salary increase for city manager John Pietig.
Council members will pay top dollar to David Cavazos, the city manager of Phoenix, and say his stewardship will be a “game changer.”
David Cavazos would be among the highest paid in the state. The council members likely violated the Brown Act when deciding to make the offer.
Amid a tumultuous period, council members are unanimously backing the hiring of Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos.
Edwards, interim city manager since Bob Wingenroth resigned, had previously said she would not seek the position.