Dozens urge Clearlake council to retain City Manager Alan Flora ahead of closed‑session review

Dozens of residents, business owners and city employees packed Clearlake City Council chambers at a special meeting to urge the council to retain City Manager Alan Flora as the council prepared to meet in closed session for his performance evaluation.

The public comments came at the start of the Oct. not specified special meeting (agendized as a personnel evaluation). Speakers credited Flora with a range of city improvements — from road repaving and park renovations to stronger code enforcement and partnerships that, they said, helped attract a reported $50,000,000 investment tied to Adventist Health — and warned that removing him could disrupt ongoing projects and the city’s access to funding.

Supporters included longtime residents, local business owners and a large contingent of city staff who spoke directly about working with Flora. Several public employees and outside partners recounted specific…