Manhattan Beach to admit mistake in Dolan departure
Former city manager Geoff Dolan. After more than a year of dodging allegations of Brown Act violations in the departure of former Manhattan Beach City Manager Geoff Dolan, the city has agreed to publicly apologize to residents and release associated documents so far kept sealed. A settlement agreement with watchdog group Californians Aware, which filed a lawsuit against the city in April, was reached in a closed session City Council meeting Tuesday night and finalized minutes prior to the council’s regularly scheduled meeting, according to legal counsel for both parties. Californians Aware filed the lawsuit after it claimed the city did not provide proper public notice for a December 2009 closed session council meeting at which Dolan’s departure was decided and Community Development Director Richard Thompson was appointed as his interim replacement. “It was an unintentional mistake,” said attorney Christi Hogin, who recently began representing the city in the case. “The city recognizes it, and it’s not a mistake it will make again.” Hogin was brought in by the city in February to offer a second opinion about the case, in which City Attorney Robert Wadden has represented the city…
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