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San Bernardino holds closed-session city manager interviews amid public demands to postpone
Summary
The San Bernardino City Council conducted closed-session interviews for city manager candidates Friday evening and reported no reportable action. Dozens of public commenters urged the council to postpone until the full council and mayor could attend; the council later read a statement backing the process, which a council member dissented from.
San Bernardino’s City Council convened closed-session interviews for city manager candidates Friday evening after multiple residents urged the council to postpone the process until all elected officials could attend. The council’s city attorney reported that interviews were held and that “there’s no reportable action or any action that was taken in closed session.”
Public commenters repeatedly said the meeting should be delayed so the full council and the mayor could participate in selecting the city’s chief executive. “It is important for all eight members of the elected body to have a say in interviewing a city manager,” said Stephanie Liggins, identifying herself as a Fourth Ward resident. “Having input from all elected representatives ensures that the hire reflects the collective…
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