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Santee council authorizes separation agreement with city manager, opens recruitment for replacement
Summary
At a special meeting April 18, the Santee City Council authorized Mayor John W. Minto to sign a separation agreement with the City Manager, directed staff to open recruitment for a permanent City Manager, and asked staff to return an interim manager contract for a vote on April 23, 2025.
The Santee City Council on April 18 authorized the mayor to sign a separation agreement with the City Manager and directed staff to begin recruitment for a permanent replacement, Mayor John W. Minto reported after the council reconvened from closed session.
"the Council authorized the Mayor to sign a separation agreement with the City Manager; gave direction to staff to open the recruitment process for a permanent City Manager; and gave direction to staff to bring back a contract for an Interim City Manager to be voted on at the April 23, 2025, City Council meeting," Mayor John W. Minto reported in open session at 12:38 p.m. The minutes record the council took those actions without listing a roll-call vote.
The special meeting began at 10:00 a.m. and moved into closed session at 10:01 a.m. to consider two personnel items under the Brown Act: a Public Employee Appointment for an Interim City Manager and Public Employment concerning the City Manager (Gov. Code §54957). Councilmembers recessed from closed session and reconvened at 12:38 p.m., at which point the mayor provided the actions taken in closed session.
The council also directed staff to return an interim city manager contract for formal consideration and a vote at the council's next meeting on April 23, 2025. The minutes do not record a formal motion text, maker, seconder, or vote tally for the authorization; they state only that the council "authorized" the mayor and provided direction to staff.
The minutes were signed by City Clerk James Jeffries and later approved by the council on May 14, 2025. No additional details about the separation agreement's terms or the timeline for the permanent recruitment appear in the meeting record.
