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Resident urges Hermosa Beach to offer larger package to city manager candidate
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 1 Hermosa Beach City Council meeting, resident Matt McCool urged the council to increase the salary, offer a three‑year contract and provide four weeks' vacation to city manager candidate Mr. Napolitano, citing local knowledge and networks.
Matt McCool, speaking during the public-comment portion of the Hermosa Beach City Council’s Dec. 1 meeting, urged the council to boost its offer to the city manager candidate he identified as “Mr. Napolitano,” saying the candidate’s local contacts and familiarity with Hermosa Beach warrant a market premium.
McCool described his own background in executive recruitment and argued the candidate’s local network would save the city time and money. “He has a unique skill set that you’re not gonna get from most candidates outside of Los Angeles,” McCool said, adding that the candidate would not require a deputy and therefore would produce cost savings.
McCool cited salary figures as spoken in his remarks — “between $2.40 and $2.90” and that an offer had been “offered at $2.70” — and recommended the council set a baseline and extend goodwill. He proposed what he framed as a final package in the meeting: “So once again, what I would offer is $3.19 salary, 4 weeks vacation on a 3 year contract,” and said he hoped the council could finish the appointment by a Dec. 19 meeting.
The numbers McCool spoke are reported here exactly as he stated them in the transcript; formatting and punctuation in the record make the numeric values ambiguous, and the council did not discuss or confirm specific compensation figures on the record during the public comment period.
After his remarks McCool closed with holiday well-wishes; the council then recessed to closed session. The city attorney later reported the council met in closed session and said, “There are no reportable actions to report.”
What happens next: The council will proceed through its internal appointment process and any formal motions, negotiations or votes on the candidate were not recorded in the public portion of this meeting.
