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Milpitas council accepts City Manager Ned Thomas's resignation, forms search subcommittee
Summary
At a Feb. 11 special meeting, the Milpitas City Council unanimously accepted City Manager Ned Thomas's resignation in closed session and convened a council subcommittee to support a search and any needed interim appointment.
At a Feb. 11 special meeting, the Milpitas City Council unanimously accepted the letter of resignation from City Manager Ned Thomas and convened a subcommittee to help manage the search for his replacement and any necessary interim appointment.
City Attorney Chris Urquic reported out of closed session that "pursuant to a unanimous vote of all 5 members of the Milpias City Council, Milpias City Council accepts the letter of resignation from City Manager Ned Thomas, [and] has convened a subcommittee of the city council to work through the city manager's office to support a search for the next city manager and any necessary interim city manager." The council cited Government Code section 54957(b)(1) when meeting in closed session to discuss public employee resignation and hiring.
The action was taken in closed session; no public comments were recorded for that closed-session item. Council members present who participated in the unanimous vote included Vice Mayor Barbadillo, Council Members Chua, Lam and Lianne, and Mayor Montana. No motion maker or seconder was named during the closed-session report to the public.
The council did not set a public timeline at the meeting for announcing the subcommittee members, the interim manager (if any), or the schedule for the recruitment. Staff said the subcommittee will "work through the city manager's office" on the search process. The council will return to open-session agenda items after the closed-session announcement.
The acceptance of the resignation and formation of a subcommittee transfers routine oversight for the transition to council-appointed members and to city staff handling recruitment logistics. The council's report did not specify an interim appointment, an effective resignation date, or additional transitional duties for Thomas in the minutes reported during the meeting.
The council took several routine procedural votes earlier in the meeting, including approving the night's agenda during the public session.
Next steps documented by staff: the council-appointed subcommittee will coordinate with the city manager's office on recruitment; the council did not announce a public timeline at the Feb. 11 meeting.
