Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/23/2012 07:57:05 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – It’s either another nail in the coffin or the first step to fixing the city.

Those are the conflicting viewpoints City Council members expressed Friday after City Manager Charles McNeely resigned Thursday with a torrent of criticism for what he called a politically dysfunctional city unwilling to change.

Public Works Director Nadeem Majaj and James Graham, assistant to the city manager, also resigned Thursday.

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Ryan Hagen, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 03/22/2012 03:35:11 PM PDT

Charles McNeely
SAN BERNARDINO – City Manager Charles McNeely and two other top city officials announced their resignations Thursday.

Public Works Director Nadeem Majaj and James Graham, assistant to the city manager, each of whom had worked for the city for about 17 months, resigned shortly after McNeely’s announcement.

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McNeely

Ryan Hagen, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 03/22/2012 03:35:11 PM PDT
Charles McNeely

SAN BERNARDINO – City Manager Charles McNeely resigned Thursday, according to City Clerk Georgeann “Gigi” Hanna.

McNeely, who began working in June 2009, will continue until May 1. His contract was scheduled to expire in June.

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Canan Tasci, Staff Writer
Created: 01/23/2012 10:37:37 AM PST

CHINO – City Council members agreed last week to hire an outside agency to find candidates to replace City Manager Patrick Glover, who will retire next month.

The agency – Bob Murray and Associates – will conduct a search for an outside candidate.

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Canan Tasci, Staff Writer
Created: 01/04/2012 02:53:37 PM PST

Chino’s city manager announced today he will retire at the end of his contract’s term on Feb. 27.

After 13 years of directing and coordinating all city services, Patrick Glover will hang up his hat as the city’s top administrator.

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McNeely

Josh Dulaney, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 12/19/2011 01:55:21 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO – City Manager Charles McNeely on Monday denied rumors swirling around City Hall that he will leave his post in January.

When reached by telephone and asked if he intends to step down, McNeely said, “At some point, yeah, but not now.”

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BY ALICIA ROBINSON
STAFF WRITER
arobinson@pe.com

Published: 12 December 2011 08:54 PM

Riverside City Manager Scott Barber will cost taxpayers less than his predecessor, Brad Hudson, but Barber likely remains among the best-compensated city executives in the state.

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BY ALICIA ROBINSON
STAFF WRITER
arobinson@pe.com

Published: 10 December 2011 04:05 PM

For new Riverside City Manager Scott Barber, becoming head of the state’s 12th largest city in tough economic times will mean filling some key positions, pushing a smaller-scale public works “renaissance,” and facing a potential budget shortfall of several million dollars.

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Scott Barber

BY ALICIA ROBINSON
STAFF WRITER
arobinson@pe.com

Published: 05 December 2011 08:29 PM

After collecting more than 40 applications and interviewing seven people for the job, the Riverside City Council on Monday named interim city manager Scott Barber to the post permanently.

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Wes Woods II, Staff Writer
Created: 11/27/2011 06:03:42 AM PST

CLAREMONT – Claremont City Council members recently took the first step toward offering Assistant City Manager Tony Ramos a contract as its new city manager despite some community criticism over his bankruptcy issues.

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BY ALICIA ROBINSON
STAFF WRITER
arobinson@pe.com

Published: 18 November 2011 11:10 AM

Riverside officials will interview six candidates for the city manager’s job during a special closed-door meeting Monday at the Mission Inn.

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Wes Woods II, Staff Writer
Created: 11/17/2011 12:25:41 PM PST

CLAREMONT – City Manager Jeff Parker will leave his position on Dec. 26 to take over as city manager in Tustin.

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Quincey

Staff Reports
Created: 11/13/2011 06:03:40 AM PST

The Upland City Council will hold its first meeting on Monday since fired city manager Robb Quincey filed a claim seeking “unlimited” damages related to his dismissal.

The council is expected to hear about the claim in closed session prior to its 7 p.m. meeting.

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Sandra Emerson, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Created: 11/02/2011 11:45:09 AM PDT

Read: Quincey Claim

UPLAND – Former City Manager Robb Quincey has filed a notice of claim with the city over his termination.

Quincey, who was terminated in May by the City Council, is seeking unlimited damages, accusing the city of breaching his employment contract, wrongful termination and violating labor codes.

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Quincey

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 – 04:00 p.m.

Former Upland City Manager Robb Qunicey has filed a legal claim against the city of Upland regarding his ouster earlier this year.

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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/17/2011 02:01:00 PM PDT

RIALTO – Mike Story has lived here since 1980.

He raised two children, coaching softball and soccer in the process.

For 27 years he has worked for the city of Rialto.

This week he became city administrator and is already at work to come up with recommendations to trim the city’s budget and reorganize city departments.

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Adams

Detective: Adams mishandled report
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 08/14/2011 06:16:46 PM PDT

UPLAND – The police report taken over a dispute between former City Manager Robb Quincey and an ex-fiancee was mishandled by the Upland police chief, according to the president of the Upland Police Association.

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Quincey

Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 08/08/2011 10:40:11 PM PDT

UPLAND – The original police report taken during a domestic dispute between former City Manager Robb Quincey and his ex-fiancee requested that the case be sent to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office.

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10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 26, 2011

By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

The Riverside City Council chose Community Development Director Scott Barber to serve as interim city manager while it seeks a permanent replacement for Brad Hudson.

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10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, July 21, 2011

By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

Riverside officials say they don’t see anything questionable in several cases of alleged contract steering, and a city-commissioned investigation by an outside law firm has likewise concluded there was no wrongdoing.

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R.C. council approves pact for new city manager
By Wendy Leung Staff Writer
Created: 07/07/2011 09:28:42 PM PDT

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – In a unanimous vote, the City Council approved a new city manager contract, clearing the way for Assistant City Manager John Gillison to lead the day-to-day affairs of City Hall starting Sept. 1.

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R.C.’s new city managers to receive less than Lam
Wendy Leung, Staff Writer
Created: 07/05/2011 05:05:28 PM PDT

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – The City Council is expected to approve the contract of the incoming city manager at its regular meeting tonight.

If approved, Assistant City Manager John Gillison will receive an annual compensation package of $262,568, with a benefits package worth $67,440.

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10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 21, 2011

By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

Riverside council members will put off appointing an interim city manager until July 12 and may not appoint one even then, officials said after a closed-door discussion Tuesday.

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11 seeking council seat weigh in on decisions
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Posted: 06/18/2011 10:13:41 PM PDT

UPLAND – Eleven residents are running for a vacant seat on the City Council, weeks after the firing of the city manager and the promotion of the finance director to take over.

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By Sandra Emerson Staff Writer
Created: 06/16/2011 08:54:44 PM PDT

UPLAND – Two top city officials will again be able to settle claims filed against the city up to a certain amount.

The City Council reinstated authority to the city manager to settle matters up to $25,000. The human resources/risk management director will be able to settle up to $10,000.

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09:59 PM PDT on Wednesday, June 15, 2011

By ALICIA ROBINSON and JIM MILLER
The Press-Enterprise
Published: 6/15/2011 04:18 PM

“Brad, and not Brad” is the only way to describe what Riverside City Council members and residents say they’ll be looking for in a replacement for City Manager Brad Hudson, who will leave his post in mid-August.

After six years in Riverside, Hudson has accepted a job as Sacramento County’s top executive. The surprise announcement Tuesday put an exclamation point on Hudson’s sometimes turbulent Riverside career.

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Hudson

11:18 PM PDT on Tuesday, June 14, 2011

By DUG BEGLEY and ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

Riverside City Manager Brad Hudson is leaving the city after six years with a reputation as its Renaissance man for getting $1.57 billion in projects started — but sometimes with a heavy hand.

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Dunn will stay with current pay
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 06/11/2011 08:33:13 AM PDT

UPLAND – City Manager Stephen Dunn’s contract has yet to be signed, but his salary and benefits show a 45 percent decrease from the cost of the previous city manager.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 06/08/2011 04:03:59 PM PDT

UPLAND – The authority to settle claims filed against the city may soon be returned to the city manager.

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Cox

June 08, 2011 10:35 PM
Brooke Edwards
Staff Writer

VICTORVILLE • City Manager Jim Cox appears poised to retire again in as little as three weeks, when his current contract runs out.

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New city manager keys on more cuts
Sandra Barrera, Staff Writer
Created: 06/07/2011 05:09:32 PM PDT

UPLAND – Stephen Dunn’s first day as city manager started off early and busy at City Hall on Tuesday.

He arrived to work at the usual time, 6 a.m., and after a morning full of meetings, his task was a familiar duty from his previous post as the city’s finance director – the city budget.

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Proposed Victorville policy to be discussed Tuesday night
June 07, 2011 9:45 AM
Brooke Edwards

VICTORVILLE • The city may begin requiring a vote for individual council members to request information from and give direction to City Manager Jim Cox.

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New city manager given one-year term
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 06/06/2011 08:27:31 PM PDT

UPLAND – After several months of controversy involving city leadership, the City Council has hired a new city manager.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 06/05/2011 04:57:18 AM PDT

UPLAND – The City Council may be about to decide who the next city manager will be.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 05/24/2011 04:16:17 PM PDT

UPLAND – The City Council Monday night took the first step in changing a statute in its Municipal Code that prevented it from terminating the city manager for five months.

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California Governor Jerry Brown speaks to reporters as he announces his proposed budget at the California State Capitol on January 10, 2011, in Sacramento, California. Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

By Michael B. Marois and James Nash
May 19, 2011 9:01 PM PT

Robb Quincey made $460,000 last year as city manager of Upland, California, a middle-class suburb east of Los Angeles at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. His duties included overseeing 325 employees, a police department with 25 cars, four fire stations and a library for the community of 76,000.

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City seeking city manager
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 05/08/2011 10:11:34 PM PDT

UPLAND – The City Council no longer has a permanent city manager to delegate items to, so members will discuss their options for hiring a new one at tonight’s meeting.

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Musser

By Sandra Emerson Staff Writer
Created: 05/05/2011 06:13:54 PM PDT

UPLAND – The city is withholding details of former City Manager Robb Quincey’s termination, but Mayor Ray Musser said Thursday the right decision was made.

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Created: 05/05/2011 02:42:50 PM PDT

UPLAND’S LONG civic nightmare is over. Over-ish, anyway.

Robb Quincey was fired Wednesday night as city manager, his invincibility potion evidently having worn off. The way it appears, Quincey drank a beakerfull when he was hired and he’d been bullet-proof ever since.

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Upland City Mayor Ray Musser, left, and councilman Gino Filippi leave the dais for a special closed session meeting about City Manager Robb Quincey Wednesday at Upland City Hall. (Jennifer Cappuccio Maher Staff Photographer)

Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 05/04/2011 07:35:08 PM PDT

UPLAND – The City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to fire City Manager Robb Quincey.

After more than an hour and a half in closed session, the City Council released Quincey from his employment with the city based on “two prongs,” said City Attorney William Curley.

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Quincey

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 – 10:10 a.m.

Sources tell InlandPolitics.com that Upland City Manager Robb Quincey will likely be dismissed at a special meeting this evening.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/03/2011 05:18:23 PM PDT

UPLAND – A former city attorney says the City Council should hire outside counsel to handle the review of the city manager’s contract.

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David Allen, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/03/2011 12:57:32 PM PDT

WITH THE expiration of the 180-day waiting period after an election, the Upland City Council is finally free to respond to an uproar and act tonight against City Manager Robb Quincey.

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Quincey

City manager on paid leave
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 04/30/2011 08:50:21 PM PDT

UPLAND – The City Council on Wednesday could be making a half-million-dollar decision on the city manager during a special closed session.

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By Sandra Emerson Staff Writer
Created: 04/28/2011 05:12:27 PM PDT

UPLAND – City Manager Robb Quincey recently cashed out nine months’ worth of leave time, totaling nearly $140,000 in take-home pay.

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Quincey

Week ahead

Metro Gold Line workshop Tuesday
Wendy Leung, Staff Writer
Created: 04/24/2011 10:16:15 PM PDT

It could be a late night for the Upland City Council.

Leaders will meet in closed session tonight to discuss Robb Quincey’s job performance. The city manager has been on paid leave since Jan. 4.

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Monday, April 11, 2011 – 08:40 a.m.

All signs point to Upland City Manager Robb Quincey’s departure from City Hall.

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City manager’s departure could be costly for Upland
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 04/09/2011 09:36:39 PM PDT

UPLAND – City Manager Robb Quincey will become one of Upland’s highest paid retirees once he starts drawing a pension.

Quincey is still employed with the city and his actual pension amount will remain unknown until he officially retires from the public sector. But some early estimates show the city paying out as much in pension for Quincey as for some of its long-serving retirees.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/05/2011 10:08:35 PM PDT

UPLAND – Legal concerns are keeping the City Council from publicly reacting to the Upland police report describing an altercation between City Manager Robb Quincey and an ex-fiancee.

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Quincey

Quincey argued with ex-fiancee
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/04/2011 08:49:29 PM PDT

An Upland police report obtained by the Daily Bulletin paints City Manager Robb Quincey as a jealous suitor who asked an ex-fiance to marry him and – after she refused – cursed her, punched and kicked her car, and sent her threatening text messages.

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Quincey

Council has closed session
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 03/29/2011 04:55:14 PM PDT

UPLAND – Council members discussed City Manager Robb Quincey’s employment during a closed session meeting on Monday, but didn’t provide much information to the public on his status with the city.

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Quincey

Amendments will give boost to pension of city manager
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 03/26/2011 07:06:53 AM PDT

UPLAND – The city manager has received several amendments to his contract that will boost his pension considerably and that removed all limitations on his use of accrued leave.

Robb Quincey was placed on paid leave of absence on Jan. 4 and has since been collecting his compensation and benefits while away from the job.

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McNeely’s deputy is out as manager insists he’s staying
Josh Dulaney and Ryan Hagen, Staff Writers
Posted: 03/22/2011 10:07:28 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – There’s no truth to rumors swirling around City Hall that City Manager Charles McNeely may be heading out the door, according to city spokeswoman Heather Gray.

But McNeely’s second in command is just about gone, officials said Tuesday.

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Quincey

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 – 05:45 a.m.

Sources are telling InlandPolitics.com that Upland City Manager Robb Quincey may become a possible casualty of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into activities within the city.

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10:00 PM PST on Saturday, January 22, 2011

By SANDRA STOKLEY
The Press-Enterprise

Six months into his tenure as chief administrator of the newly minted city of Eastvale, interim City Manager Robert Van Nort said he will soon give council members a status report to help them decide on a timetable for hiring his permanent replacement.

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Foster

Colton’s Foster accepts 10% less; further staff salary cuts possible
Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/18/2011 11:27:53 PM PST

COLTON – Citing the city’s tough financial position and the need for city employees from the top down to make sacrifices, the City Council on Tuesday approved a reduction of more than 10 percent to City Manager Rod Foster’s salary.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 01/07/2011 09:00:36 PM PST

UPLAND – The city will continue to push forward despite having temporarily lost its city manager.

City Manager Robb Quincey was placed on paid leave of absence Tuesday for undisclosed reasons, but his duties will be carried out by Finance Director Stephen Dunn.

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Quincey

Official barred

Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 01/04/2011 08:19:28 PM PST

UPLAND – City Manager Robb Quincey has been placed on an indefinite paid leave of absence.

The City Council made the decision unanimously Tuesday to place Quincey on leave, but members would not state the reasons for the action.

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10:00 PM PST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011

By LAURIE LUCAS
The Press-Enterprise

The mayor of Moreno Valley said Tuesday the most critical matter for 2011 is hiring a new city manager. So after the city clerk swore in Richard Stewart as mayor and Jesse Molina as mayor pro tem Tuesday night, the council met behind closed doors to interview city manager candidates.

Council members William Batey and Robin Hastings did not attend the ceremony.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 12/21/2010 12:13:08 PM PST

UPLAND – The city manager handled negotiations to settle a claim against the city that involved his own actions outside the office.

Robb Quincey agreed to a $25,000 settlement and the promotion of an Upland police sergeant in January.

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Frank Robinson finalist for Texas position
November 15, 2010 5:00 PM
Brooke Edwards

APPLE VALLEY • Town Manager Frank Robinson is one of five finalists to become city manager of Round Rock, Texas, according to a statement released by that city.

It’s at least the third job Robinson has tried for in the 28 months he’s been with Apple Valley. In January he applied for a city manager position in Harlingen, Texas, according to www.MyHarlingenNews.com. And this April he was one of eight finalists for president of the Center City Commission in Memphis, Tenn.

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Chantal M. Lovell, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/27/2010 07:55:07 PM PDT

REDLANDS – City Manager N. Enrique Martinez will not be fired by the current City Council after a push to dismiss him was stopped short in a special closed-door council meeting on Wednesday.

“There wasn’t a majority of the council members who wanted to bring it forward,” said Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Bean, who called the meeting on behalf of a council majority.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 – 12:45 p.m.

The clocks ticking…….

The current members of the Redlands city council will discuss the fate of current city manager N. Enrique Martinez this afternoon in a meeting hastily called by mayor pro-tem Jerry Bean.

Even though no final decision will be made until next week.

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11:39 PM PDT on Tuesday, October 26, 2010

By IMRAN GHORI
The Press-Enterprise

The Redlands City Council will discuss the possibility of firing City Manager N. Enrique Martinez in a special closed-session meeting called for this afternoon.

The only business listed on the agenda for the 2 p.m. meeting is public employee dismissal.

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Staff Reports
Posted: 10/26/2010 09:18:36 PM PDT

REDLANDS – The City Council will gather today to discuss the future of City Manager N. Enrique Martinez.

An initial e-mail sent by Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Bean regarding Martinez’s potential dismissal indicated unanimous support for the special meeting. Councilman Pete Aguilar later changed his mind.

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Martinez

Jesse B. Gill, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/25/2010 09:12:08 PM PDT

REDLANDS – The City Council could fire City Manager N. Enrique Martinez in an emergency, closed-session meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon – less than a week before Election Day.

“Dismissal of a public employee is the subject (of the meeting),” Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Bean confirmed Monday. “We will be discussing dismissing the city manager.”

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Hudson

11:38 PM PDT on Friday, October 1, 2010

By ALICIA ROBINSON and JIM MILLER
The Press-Enterprise

PDF: League of California Cities: City/Town Manager Compensation Survey

PDF: California State Assembly: Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review

Riverside City Manager Brad Hudson’s total annual compensation of nearly $424,000 makes him one of the highest paid city executives in California, and his base salary likely ranks in the top 10 for his field, according to data from two recent studies.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 – 08:30 am

Yucaipa Mayor Dick Riddell had a rough council meeting Monday night.

The subject of a controversial radio tower came up at Monday’s Yucaipa city council meeting, after about thirty or so people showed up over the city’s opposition to the installation of a transmission tower for Spanish-language radio broadcaster, Lazer Broadcasting.

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September 08, 2010 5:19 PM
Peter Day

HESPERIA • City Manager Mike Podegracz received a five-year contract extension during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

His employment agreement will extend his initial contract, which was to end July 31, 2011, to July 31, 2016.

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07:37 AM PDT on Tuesday, August 31, 2010

By LAURIE LUCAS
The Press-Enterprise

Moreno Valley scrapped its six-month hunt for a city manager after Interim City Manager William Bopf announced that he wanted to be considered for the job and would work cheaper than most of the candidates he already had helped screen.

The Aug. 24 vote to terminate the search frustrated two councilmen and several members of the search committee who have questioned Bopf’s motives, timing and ethics.

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Some who worked with him in Bell and elsewhere over the years came to know him as a calculating risk-taker.

By Paul Pringle, Corina Knoll and Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times

August 22, 2010

Reporting from Los Angeles and Auburn, Wash. —

The lifestyle that Robert Rizzo enjoyed during his run as Bell city manager included a stable full of thoroughbreds, among them a gelding named Depenserdel’argent — French for “spend money.”

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McNeely

Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/19/2010 09:13:46 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – City Manager Charles McNeely spoke to the local branch of the NAACP for nearly two hours Thursday about the importance of uniting the city with a common vision to solve the many problems he identified.

But as frequent questions and comments from his audience of 27 people demonstrated, not everyone agrees on the substance of that vision or how to implement it.

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Hudson

10:00 PM PDT on Monday, August 16, 2010

By ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

A coalition of Riverside community groups on Monday asked the City Council to “return integrity to the city of Riverside” by firing the city manager and called for investigations of possible malfeasance and civil rights violations by city officials.

Members of the Community Coalition, which includes the grassroots Eastside Think Tank and Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability, had discussions with the mayor and council members in July. The meetings resulted in three recommendations that they made public on Monday.

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07:23 AM PDT on Monday, August 9, 2010

By DAVID DANELSKI and ALICIA ROBINSON
The Press-Enterprise

Four Riverside City Council members and three top city executives drove cars with untraceable police license plates in violation of state law, according to records released recently.

City officials had acknowledged that City Manager Brad Hudson, Assistant City Managers Tom DeSantis and Michael Beck, and Ward 7 Councilman Steve Adams had untraceable “cold plates” during 2007 and 2008. That information came to light in depositions in a now-settled lawsuit two police officers filed against the city.

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Rialto official says no outside counsel needed
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/08/2010 07:03:12 AM PDT

RIALTO – City Administrator Henry Garcia said Friday he doesn’t expect the city to bring in outside attorneys to handle a $500,000 claim filed against the city by a woman who says that she had sex with Police Department officers while they were on duty.

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