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Torrance council upholds termination of police officer after closed session
Summary
City Attorney Patrick Sullivan reported the council adopted an order upholding a police officer’s termination by a 6–0 vote, with one council member absent; city manager reported no further details.
At its meeting, the Torrance City Council reported that it had upheld the termination of a police officer following a closed‑session review, City Attorney Patrick Sullivan said.
“The city council adopted an order, upholding the termination of a police officer by a vote of 6 to 0 with council member Clonney absent,” City Attorney Patrick Sullivan said during the meeting.
The council had recessed into closed session to discuss personnel discipline, real‑property negotiations and labor negotiations under California Government Code sections 54957, 54956.8 and 54957.6, the mayor said when announcing the closed session. City Manager (name not specified in the record) told the council there was nothing further to report publicly after the closed session.
The council did not provide additional details in the public record during the meeting about the officer involved, the underlying charges or any next steps such as appeals or further administrative review. The council’s vote was announced in open session by the city attorney as required by the cited Government Code sections.
No motions, supporting materials or additional staff presentations about the personnel matter were made available in the public portion of the meeting.
