Manhattan Beach cans city attorney, hires interim
The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to fire city attorney Robert Wadden a week after he was placed on administrative leave. The 4-0 vote to terminate Wadden’s contract was announced at the end of a three-hour special closed session council meeting held to evaluate his performance, the final of four such meetings held since an anonymous letter addressed to Wadden and accusing former Manhattan Beach city manager Geoff Dolan of sexual harassment was made public two weeks ago. Councilmember Nick Tell was not present at the meeting. At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night, the council voted 4-0, with Tell absent, to appoint Leland Dolley as the city’s interim attorney. “I hold [Dolley] in the highest regard and I recommend him highly…He is doing this as a favor to us to help us through this transition,” said city manager Dave Carmany, who said he has known Dolley personally and professionally for 30 years. Pursuant to Wadden’s employment agreement, he will receive no severance pay and the city will not enter into a separation agreement with him, officials said. The city would not comment directly on why Wadden was fired. “All employees have privacy…
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