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San Bernardino council holds closed session on city manager search amid public criticism
Summary
The San Bernardino mayor and city council met in a special closed session to continue recruiting a permanent city manager. Public commenters urged delay until absent officials could participate and raised concerns about the city attorney, service delivery and park conditions. The council said no reportable action resulted from the closed session.
The San Bernardino mayor and city council convened a special closed session Sunday to continue the recruitment of a permanent city manager, a process councilmembers said has been under way for about a year.
Councilmember Ted Sanchez read a statement on behalf of a majority of the council saying, "The city of San Bernardino has been without a permanent city manager for 12 months, since May 20 second of 20 24. The process has not been rushed. Every step has been deliberate, lawful, and carefully considered." Sanchez said delaying the decision would risk losing highly qualified candidates.
Members of the public who spoke at the meeting urged the council to postpone action…
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