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Larkspur council rejects city manager contract amendment after public push for transparency
Summary
After public concern and council discussion about closed-session deliberations, a proposal to adopt resolution 4825 amending the city manager's employment agreement failed at the Oct. 1 meeting; council members cited legal limits on discussing closed-session performance details while some residents said final votes should be public.
Larkspur 9999Oct. 1, 2025 9999The Larkspur City Council declined to adopt changes to the city manager's employment agreement on Wednesday after public requests to discuss the matter more openly and a split vote that left the amendment without the votes needed to pass.
The item, listed as consent calendar item 4.3 (resolution 4825, amendment No. 13 to the city manager employment agreement), was pulled for discussion after residents asked why a contract adjustment had been placed on consent and what, if anything, the public could be told about the closed-session review that preceded the proposed changes.
Legal counsel told the council the substantive deliberations and performance-review material that occur in closed session are confidential under California law and cannot be…
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