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Council adopts decorum rules and votes to hire Sean Grayson as city manager
Summary
By unanimous vote, council adopted a rules‑of‑decorum policy to govern public meetings and approved an employment agreement for Sean Grayson as city manager (annual salary $190,000 plus benefits), directing the attorney’s office to finalize the contract.
The council adopted a rules‑of‑decorum policy designed to protect orderly meetings, guard against threats and Zoom disruptions, and provide a consistent process for removing disruptive participants. The assistant city attorney said the policy aligns with state law and would reduce litigation risk; some members of the public asked whether it could conflict with Brown Act and First Amendment protections, which staff and the attorney said it did not.
Later in the meeting the council considered and approved an employment agreement for Sean Grayson as city manager. Assistant City Attorney Christy Marie Lopez presented the contract terms: a $190,000 annual salary, a per‑pay‑period housing allowance, health and cafeteria benefits, and executive leave accruals consistent with other executive employees. Several council members praised Grayson’s performance since his interim appointment, noted his willingness to accept the role at that salary given the city’s fiscal condition, and the council adopted the employment agreement by roll call vote 4–0.
The council’s vote on the contract and the new decorum policy conclude two governance items staff had brought forward as part of the city’s administrative reorganization and meeting‑management improvements.
What’s next: The city attorney’s office will finalize the contract documents and staff will begin to implement the decorum policy at future meetings.
