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Frequent public commenter renews calls to fire city manager and seek investigation
Summary
Brad Newman told the council he has repeatedly asked that City Manager Scott Ochoa be fired and urged council to investigate alleged retaliation and an alleged antisemitic remark captured on a previous meeting recording.
Brad Newman used his public comment time to reiterate previous allegations about the city manager and to request formal inquiries. "I informed city council of my urgent recommendation to fire Scott Ochoa, the city manager, who's actively engaged in retaliation against me because I did my job," Newman said, urging the council to open an investigation and consider censure for the person who made the alleged remark on a prior recording.
Newman asked council to obtain recordings of the earlier meeting and to consider bringing in outside reviewers, naming a certified fraud examiner as a possible resource. The mayor acknowledged Newman's remarks but said the council could not discuss allegations during public comment unless the matter was agendized; no formal investigation or vote was initiated at the meeting.
