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Lodi City Council votes 5–0 to publish resolution to begin removal process for city manager
Summary
In a closed session on Oct. 6, 2025, the Lodi City Council voted 5–0 to publish a preliminary resolution to commence the process to remove City Manager Scott R. Kearney, continuing his suspension and the appointment of an acting city manager; a Chamber of Commerce representative urged a negotiated separation if no illegal action was found.
Lodi City Council voted unanimously in closed session Tuesday to publish a preliminary resolution to begin the formal process of removing city manager Scott R. Kearney. The action, reported out by the city attorney after the closed session, also continues Kearney’s suspension and the appointment of the acting city manager.
The move came after the city attorney announced the closed-session agenda would include consideration of a preliminary resolution under Lodi Municipal Code section 2.12.050 and a conference with legal counsel under Government Code section 54957(b). In the public comment period before the council convened behind closed doors, a representative of the Lodi Chamber of Commerce urged the council to…
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