The loss of more than 13,000 residents over the past decade
dropped the city from ninth to 11th-largest in the state.
Management Partners Inc., an administrative consulting firm for
local governments, could be filling a void left by the departure of
City Manager Dave Ream.
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The abrupt ending to Ream’s 32-year career with the city ends
months of speculation about his departure.
A special closed session meeting scheduled for Thursday fuels
speculation that longtime City Manager Dave Ream could be
retiring.
At least three OC cities this week are planning to take steps
that would shield redevelopment resources from being absorbed by
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate redevelopment
agencies.
When former City Attorney Joe Fletcher left the city’s employ
last week, he walked with a total of $333,779 in severance pay and
unused vacation and sick leave.
Joe Fletcher is leaving the city’s employ with $142,000 in
severance pay along with a pension, unused sick and vacation pay
and, if he chooses, unemployment benefits. But city officials still
won’t say whether he retired or was fired.
The artists in Santa Ana’s Artists Village are fed up with the
what they call the creeping gentrification of their neighborhood
and a general lack of respect from the powers that be.
It’s all but certain that Joe Fletcher is on his way out, but
city officials are keeping mum on the subject.
David Ream’s contract with the city includes a golden parachute
clause that guarantees him a lump sum payout worth at least two
years’ salary. It could go even higher to $786,816.
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