Hermosa Beach City manager left standing
Hermosa Beach City Manager Steve Burrell was left standing following a special closed-door meeting that was called for City Council members to evaluate his performance, and possibly fire him. The two-hour meeting in a City Hall conference room came Friday morning, a week after Councilmen Kit Bobko and Michael DiVirgilio charged that the city’s staff had ignored their requests to study changes, such as outsourcing city services and cutting city salaries. The closed-door meeting was called by Mayor Peter Tucker at the request of Bobko. Personnel matters are handled in closed meetings of the council, under California law. After the meeting, the only official announcement came from City Attorney Michael Jenkins, who reported that the council took no action. The official agenda for the closed session listed a performance evaluation for Burrell and a potential “discipline/dismissal/release.” Flying fur On Thursday, May 26, a Hermosa Beach City Council budget session broke down amid vigorous exchanges, and what Mayor Peter Tucker called “shouting matches” involving Bobko and Police Chief Greg Savelli. At that meeting, Bobko and DiVirgilio each contended that the city’s staff had given…
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