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Lodi City Council reports direction to begin process to remove and continue suspension of city manager
Summary
After a closed-session anticipated-litigation briefing, outside counsel reported the council directed staff to schedule a special meeting to commence the process of removing the city manager from office and to continue the manager’s suspension; no formal vote was recorded in open session.
Outside counsel reported that Lodi City Council met in closed session and directed staff to schedule a special meeting of the full council and necessary staff to begin the process of removing the city manager from office and to continue the city manager’s suspension from duty.
"The City Council gave direction to schedule a special meeting at the next available opportunity for the full city council and necessary staff to participate in order to commence the process of removing the city manager from office and continuing the suspension of the city manager from duty," outside counsel Lindgren said in a closed-session report to the council.
The closed-session notice, delivered earlier in the meeting by the city attorney, identified two items of anticipated litigation, including an April 12, 2025 email from an attorney representing City Manager Scott Carney and another anticipated-exposure-to-litigation matter under California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2). The email referenced in closed session was described as "available upon request." The council convened to closed session at 5:35 p.m. and returned at 7:56 p.m.
No formal open-session vote was taken on personnel removal during the meeting. Outside counsel’s report states the council provided direction to staff to schedule further proceedings; the transcript does not record a public vote, timetable for that special meeting, or any administrative actions beyond the scheduling direction.
The mayor and council acknowledged the significance of the matter; the council then proceeded with the regular agenda, including proclamations and other business. The report-out on the closed session was the sole public indication of council action related to personnel at this meeting.
Next steps: the council’s direction requires staff to arrange a special meeting for the full council and appropriate staff to take up the personnel matter; the transcript does not specify the planned date or any additional procedural steps. Any formal removal or disciplinary action would be expected to follow public-notice and statutory requirements for personnel actions under applicable law.
