Carmany is tapped for pension expertise

Newly selected Manhattan Beach city manager Dave Carmany knows a thing or two about retirement pensions. It was a huge selling point in his appointment to the city’s highest staff position before a unanimous vote by the City Council on Tuesday. The city next year will negotiate new contracts with its labor unions -- including police, fire and teamsters -- and pension reform could very well be up for grabs, according to Mayor Richard Montgomery. “There are a lot of options we want to ta