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Cypress City Manager resigns; council appoints acting manager amid sharp public criticism
Summary
Peter Grant resigned effective Aug. 25; council directed that Assistant City Manager Matt Burton serve as acting city manager. Residents and former officials criticized the handling of the resignation and raised allegations about past conduct and funding, prompting calls for transparency.
The Cypress City Council on Aug. 25 announced that City Manager Peter Grant resigned effective immediately and that the city and Mr. Grant had entered a severance agreement and general release effective that day.
City Attorney Fred Galante reported the council met in closed session on two listed items and that, by motion of Mayor Burke seconded by Council Member Chang, the council carried a 5–0 motion directing the city to appoint Matt Burton, the assistant city manager and finance director, to…
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