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Brea City council debates extending city-manager review window amid contract questions
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance to extend the post-election city-manager review period from 90 days to six months and approved a city-manager contract on the consent calendar; one councilmember abstained and raised concerns about discussing closed-session negotiation drafts and inconsistent salary figures disclosed in public remarks.
Brea City Council introduced an ordinance to amend the city code to extend the period after an election during which termination proceedings for the city manager may not be initiated from 90 days to six months and approved the city-manager employment contract as part of the consent calendar on March 18, 2025.
City Attorney Boga told the council the proposed ordinance is intended to let a newly seated council have more time to evaluate the city manager’s performance before initiating termination-for-convenience proceedings. "What before you was an ordinance to increase that 90 day period to 6 months," Boga said, adding the change would "allow the council have a full ... even longer period of time to evaluate the city manager." (City Attorney Boga.)
The ordinance’s stated purpose prompted questions from several councilmembers about whether the draft was prompted by a recent hire. One councilmember…
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