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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIV - Public Employee Appointment - CorrespondenceRECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30, 2018 CLOSED SESSION WRITTEN COMMENTS July 30, 2018, Council Special Meeting Agenda Comments The following comments on items on the Newport Beach City Council agenda are submitted by: Jim Mosher ( jimmosher(@yahoo.com ), 2210 Private Road, Newport Beach 92660 (949-548-6229) Item N.A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (City Manager) - Government Code § 54957(b)(1) Process Seeing the surprise agenda notice saying the Council will be meeting privately to conduct interviews with candidates for City Manager (which we know from the July 24 closed session report will be with three finalists), and possibly doing everything legally allowed to be done in closed session under that heading, but that "the City Council will not be appointing a new City Manager at this meeting," gives me pause to think this Council is going down the same path earlier ones did, and, like them, does not fully understand its public reporting obligations under the Brown Act (California Government Code Sections 54950 - 54963). 1 suspect the previously -announced August 13 interviews are being moved up to July 30 so the Mayor can begin negotiations with the person selected (from among the three) in time to have a contract accepted by him or her and ready for final Council approval at its August 14 meeting. This is relevant because in previous City Manager recruitments (such as in 2009), the Council seems to have operated under the fiction that action on an appointment has not taken place until both parties have agreed to contract — allowing closed session protections to used to the hilt up until that point, including sharing the identity of its selection, and final contract terms, with the appointee, but not with the public. I do not believe that was ever how the Brown Act was intended to be interpreted, and I certainly don't think that's how the people intended for it to be interpreted after passage of Proposition 59 — demanding, as it did, that after 2004 its words be construed broadly when such an interpretation favors openness, and narrowly when a proposed interpretation would deepen secrecy (see California Constitution, Article I, Sec. 3(b)). To clarify, under the terms of our City Charter, we rely on a City Council of seven elected members that acts collectively, and can take action only by majority vote (normally discussed and taken in public). By its own words, Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) (the Brown Act section under which the present closed session is being held) allows such a city council to meet privately "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee." But while this allows the details of the discussion to be kept secret, it cannot be used to hide the results of the discussions. Indeed, Gov. Code Section 54957.1(a)(5) requires that "Action taken to appoint, employ, dismiss, accept the resignation of, or otherwise affect the employment status of a public July 30, 2018, Council Agenda Comments - Jim Mosher Page 2 of 4 employee in closed session pursuant to Section 54957 shall be reported at the public meeting during which the closed session is held." And "action taken" is broadly defined by Section 54952.6 as meaning "a collective decision made by a majority of the members of a legislative body, a collective commitment or promise by a majority of the members of a legislative body to make a positive or a negative decision, or an actual vote by a majority of the members of a legislative body when sitting as a body or entity, upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order or ordinance." Moreover, Section 54953(c)(2) requires that the council "shall publicly report any action taken and the vote or abstention on that action of each member present for the action." In other words, any result agreed to by the Council as a result of the allowed private discussion of matters related to the stated employment matters must be reported at the end of the meeting at which the agreement is reached. If a decision is made to narrow the field of candidates, the public is entitled to know that decision was made, and by whom. If a decision was made to select three finalists, the public should know who the finalists are and who voted to select them. And most importantly, if a decision is made to offer employment to one of the finalists, the public is most certainly entitled to know who that offer was made to, and which Council members voted for and against the decision. It is the public's constitutional right. The contrary idea -- that an "appointment" has not been made until some later date when an employment contract has been approved -- is flawed for multiple reasons. Among them, Government Code Section 54953(c)(3) and Section 54957.6(a) both require final action on contracts affecting executive compensation to be taken in open session. It would make no sense for the Brown Act to require a report to be given at the end of a closed session on actions taken in private regarding appointments if such actions require an m contract and therefore are not allowed in closed session. More logically, the decision to appoint happens and is reportable as soon as a majority of the Council settles on a pick. The possibility that the subsequent contract negotiations could fall through is simply a fact of life irrelevant to whether an appointment decision has been made: any contract could fail at any time. If the City Attorney still wants to assert a decision to offer an appointment is not an "appointment" as long as it remains contingent on some subsequent act (such as the signing of an employment contract), then I would assert he would be confusing it with the reporting requirements for agreements settling lawsuits, which indeed don't have to be reported until both parties agree. Unfortunately for the City Attorney, there is no such language, no such savings clause, in the reporting requirements related to closed session personnel decisions. As a result of all the above, I firmly believe that, irrespective of any confidentiality agreements, the public has a constitutional right to know of any decisions reached by the Council in closed session on July 30 and what the vote was on those decisions. July 30, 2018, Council Agenda Comments - Jim Mosher Page 3 of 4 Clarity Newport Beach City Charter Section 601 requires the City Council to set the qualifications for all City officers and employees. As indicated in connection with the July 23 special meeting, the Council's qualifications for the position of City Manager were last established on May 26, 2009, and no change to them has been debated or approved since then — even though the brochure prepared by the outside consultant quoted an older, and outdated set. Before considering a new hire, it would be good for both the Council and the candidates to familiarize themselves with the correct qualifications, Rumors The rumor that Orange County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Shawn Nelson is one of the candidates for the Newport Beach City Manager position, and that he may have been selected as one of the three finalists, is troubling to me. I have no idea about Mr. Nelson's managerial skills, but the whole idea of the council-manager system of government is for city services to be provided in an impartial, objective and non- political way by career administrative professionals, as opposed to earlier systems in which residents had to rely on being in the good graces of elected city commissioners overseeing the various departments. Indeed, the city manager skill set is a distinct specialty within that universe of career professionals, specifically called out as a requirement for hiring in our City Charter Section 500. 1 am not aware that Mr. Nelson has any experience in that field. In addition, the Council must surely expect its selection to devote their full energies to the job of managing and learning about the City, and until his term as Supervisor expires, I cannot imagine Mr. Nelson having the time to do both jobs at once. Even he could, he would have serious conflicts of loyalty, since the interests of his supervisorial constituents from north Orange County might be very different from those he would be asked to advance on behalf of the City on such issues as the Airport (to name but one). The Downside of Secrecy The fact that the public is commenting on the qualifications and desirability of Supervisor Nelson without knowing if he actually is a candidate or finalist, and, similarly, the fact that the public does not know, and is unable to comment at all on the other candidates, highlights the problems the secrecy that envelops the process has generated. The Council, without much, if any, public discussion seems to have bought into the idea that disclosure of the names of candidates would endanger their current job positions, and allowed the recruiter to offer promises of confidentiality — promises the Council now feels it must honor. July 30, 2018, Council Agenda Comments - Jim Mosher Page 4 of 4 But particularly since passage of Proposition 59 in 2004, it is not clear the Council can honor those promises, any more than it can honor the disclaimers found at the bottom of public correspondence sent to it, saying the contents are confidential and can't be disclosed to a third party. The overwhelming number of Californians who voted for Proposition 59 were assured by its proponents that, if passed, the "constitutional right to know what the government is doing" it acknowledged would allow them, in the future, to answer such questions as: "Who is the Governor considering for appointment to a vacancy on the County Board of Supervisors? Why was the superintendent of the school district fired, and who is being considered as a replacement?" I think the Council should honor that constitutional promise, and the City of Newport Beach will be the better for it: a robust public discussion of the pluses and minuses of all the potential candidates for City Manager — certainly the finalists and not just Mr. Nelson (if he is even one of them) -- is needed. RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30, 2018 CLOSED SESSION WRITTEN COMMENTS From: Robert Hanley To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk"s Office; info( lineinthesand ap c.com Subject: Public Comments: July 30 Special City Council Meeting Date: Sunday, July 29, 2018 11:16:48 PM Robert Hanley Willow Run Equity Capital Inc. (714) 345 4349 (Personal Cell) C J (7, From: ryan long J '] To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk"s Office qff"r-, W,Q I Subject. July 30 Special City Council Meeting Date: Saturday, July 28, 2018 10:09:58 PM Why is this being moved up? Doesn't make sense at the last min. This happens too much in this city and is conceming. Thank you, Ryan RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30, 2018 CLOSED SESSION WRITTEN COMMENTS From: Rollin Daniel To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk"s Office; Info(a s op n-newportbeach.org Subject: Public Comments: July 30 Special City Council Meeting Date: Sunday, July 29, 2018 9:12:11 AM Dear Sir, As a long term resident of Corona del Mar, I am extremely concerned about the secretive approach that the City Council is using to select a new City Manager. There is no justification for this outrageous behavior for choosing a candidate for this important position. Please listen to the voice of the citizens of Newport Beach. Sincerely, Rollin K. Daniel, M.D. 3607 Seabreeze lane Corona del Mar, CA 92625 RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30, 2018 CLOSED SESSION WRITTEN COMMENTS From: gale demmer To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk"s Office; Info(d)spon-newportbeach.org Subject: Public Comments: July 30 Special City Council Meeting Date: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:19:55 PM I am very concerned that among the finalists considered to be the next city manager of the city of Newport Beach, will have had city managerial exp;experience. I am requesting that a political leader in the county or state not be considered. Thank you. Gail Demmer,. RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30, 2018 CLOSED SESSION Item IV. A From: Denys Oberman WRITTEN COMMENTS To: Deot - City Council; City Clerk"s Office Cc: dhoPobermanassociates.com; "Peggy Palmer"; Linda Klein; "Fred Levine"; Cindy McNeish; dorothyjkrausParnail.com; iwatt4(d)aol.com; Bobby Lovell Subject: HIRING OF A QUALIFIED ETHICAL NEW CITY MANAGER- ENTER INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD Date: Sunday, July 29, 2018 6:26:44 AM Mayor and City Council: The City Council has in its search process to date, identified 3 Finalist candidates for consideration to hire as our New City Manager. Our City has entered a stage where it must transition from ad hoc ideologically driven decision making, to mature its public policies and practices for such essential functions as: • Well balanced fiscal policy- right sized operating and capital budgets, and judicious management of revenue streams • Land use planning and related codes and regulations- maintain attractiveness/value and integrity of our residential neighborhoods and natural environment,and moderate commercial development, commensurate with community and infrastructure framework • Public health and safety • Development and enforcement of regulations to preserve aesthetic, healthful, nuisance -free environment ---needed to maintain our City's Value proposition • Maintenance of a Public process which truly listens to constituents, and provides legitimate forum for public input, participation, and voice We do NOT need a "Yes Man/Woman" to tow the political line for certain Council representatives ---we need a candidate with demonstrated success as a Public policy maker and manager. Of the three candidates on the table, two appear to demonstrate those qualifications and one, Mr. Nelson, clearly does not. LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS/THE PUBLIC ---Please consider this message as a Vote In Support of the Residents Petition under circulation by SPON and the Community. Thank you, Denys Oberman Resident and Community Stakeholder (Please disregard the confidentiality notice, below, for purposes of this correspondence) Regards, Denys H. Oberman, CEO NOBERMAN S.'Tcatc y prod finor'ctoI AdvfsRrs OBERMAN Strategy and Financial Advisors 2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 1700 Irvine, CA 92612 Tel (949) 476-0790 Cell (949) 230-5868 Fax (949) 752-8935 Email: dhoeobermanassociates com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The documents accompanying this transmission contain confidential information belonging to the sender which is legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this telecopied information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately at 949/476-0790 or the electronic address above, to arrange for the return of the document(s) to us. RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30, 2018 CLOSED SESSION WRITTEN COMMENTS From: PD Doremus To: Debt - City Council; City Clerk"s Office; Info(d)Spon-newportbeach.oro Subject: Public Comments: July 30 Special City Council Meeting Date: Monday, July 30, 2018 8:57:27 AM 30 July 2018 Dear Council Members: If ever there was a time in recent Newport Beach history for a resident to make a clear, unequivocal statement against what is transpiring within the confines of the current City Council, it is today. If I could be there today, I would be. As, I can barely contain my indignation. As an engaged and active resident and homeowner in Newport beach for over 50 years, and as a 'weekender' for another 16 prior to that — I can and will proffer remarks with regards to the current troubling comportment of certain City Council members (the so-called 'gang of four') as it applies to, among other things, the hiring of Dave Kiff's'replacement'. First and foremost, the disgraceful disappearance of open, true and honest leadership on a fundamental issue, in this case, the appointment of a new city Manager — dramatically affecting the future of our city - suggests the emergence of a moral rot within the current City Council. A rot, a stench, a cancer of clandestineness that sadly, has become a plague on this city as exhibited by Messrs. Duffield, Muldoon, O'Neill and Peotter's utterly callous display of unwarranted privilege and entitlement. Culminating in probable illegal acts, clearly displaying a yet -to -be -explained convulsive sense of fealty towards the obviously under -qualified Mr. Nelson. Despite hollow denials of these four to the contrary, the well documented history of contumacious obdurate intractability by Messrs. Duffield, Muldoon, O'Neill and Peotter to acknowledge, let alone respond to legitimate concerns repeatedly proffered well informed and engaged citizenry defies the long- standing precedent of those honest men and women that came before them. The total absence of a long, overdue clear and defining explanation of their 'logic', as to their actions, Messrs. Duffield, Muldoon, O'Neill and Peotter's behavior can only be considered as despicable and the cowardice shown, nauseating. This bad faith 'diplomacy' and persistent illegal behavior must be replaced by transparent and honest leadership immediately. Newport Beach deserves better, as does its citizenry. Paul Doremus 835 Amigos Way Villa 15 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Sent from my Whone 7 Plus '/I City Council Special Meeting July 30, 2018 City Manager Finalists Public Comments Submission via LITS Comments Form Time Name Last Name First 7/28/2018 21:07:36 James Dunlap 7/28/2018 22:02:11 Janis 7/29/2018 11:56:19 Gayle 7/29/2018 12:22:59 Pauline 7/29/2018 22:44:25 Lu Carpenter Jones Smith Baker Zip Comments I strongly object to the move by City Council to advance the date of this extremely important meeting. The results of this final selection of our new City Manager will have a long term effect on our city's future. It is hard not to assume that this move by the Council majority was done to stifle adequate 92625 public input. My husband and I are greatly dismayed by the city manager recruiting process. Please insure that the next city manager is fully qualified and not a political appointment. The citizens of 92660 NB deserve this and are watching the Council's actions! I am shocked by the back room maneuvering by certain members of the Newport Beach council and you can not count on my vote when your name is on the ballot. Note: I am not a supporter of many of the policies of Line in the Sand, but 1 92625 agree with them in this case. If you vote for the unqualified candidate you will have to 92625 answer to the voters in November! The selected candidate should have past experience as a City Manager and should not have experience in the elected political arena. Additionally, the candidate should possess the qualities and characteristics that Dave Kiff brought to the 92663 City Manager position. PO Box 15725 • Newport Beach, CA 92659 • 949.734.0684 • LinelnTheSandPAC.com FPPC ID #1369133 • Contributions to Line in the Sand PAC are not tax-deductible. REGE YI-.Q.AFTER AGENDA PRINTED July 30"2 4✓ . w r Still Protectitig Otir Novvport lnspihinv Fhe Neyl iclictiti(�II City Council Special Meeting July 30, 2018 City Manager Finalists blic Comments Submission via SPON Comments Form Time Name Last Name First Zip 7/28/2018 Fobes Jeanne 92663 19:40:30 7/28/2018 Swain Mona and 92662 19:59:11 John 7/28/2018 Frazer Kathy 92661 20:44:57 7/28/2018 cannes seychelle 92660 22:10:32 7/29/2018 Skinner Susan 92660 9:08:08 Comments Why have you suddenly moved the date of your meeting to select our next City Manager?? Why the haste?? We want you to choose a qualified person who has experience as a City Manager!!!! We do NOT want an attorney/politician who has no background as a City Manager to replace our very excellent and highly esteemed Dave Kiff!!!! Find another Dave Kiff (or at least as close as you can get.) I am quite concern that the majority of members of the Newport Beach City Council has changed the announced interview dates for the three finalists for City Manager without sufficient time for public input. This is a VERY important position for the City Council to fill. All citizens of our city will be affected by your choice for City Manger. There is NO other employee of our city that is as important as this selection for City Manager. Most residents have not had time to become acquainted these three candidates, and, I feel that may be true for other City Council members as well as the members of Team Newport. To rush through such as important decision is foolhardy, and, unfair to the citizens of Newport Beach. Sincerely, Mona and John Swain, Balboa Island Residents for 50 years I am very unhappy that you have called a special, sudden council meeting at Monday 9:00 am to discuss the 3 finalists for City Manager. The public needs to be able to know who these 3 finalists are, investigate each, and give input to the Council. It is our taxpayer dollars paying this salary so we need to know who the candidates are! This process you are using makes me suspect the motives of the Council. Please select the most qualified applicant not the one who will do bidding of the majority councilmen. Please do not hire Shawn Nelson for city manager. We deserve a competent city manager to replace our wonderful city manager Dave Kiff, whom you forced to retire early. Don't make things worse than you already have. A 501(c)(3) non-profit public education organization working to protect and preserve the residential and environmental qualities of Newport Beach. www.SPON-NewportBeach.org I Info@SPON-NewportBeach.org FB SPON-Newport Beach I Twitter @SPONNewport Nr ' :till Prvtectin�_-j Cour Newport lw,plring I lie NCyl ``�'t.�w4 � : = _.���,.`:,. '. � � 4't 1 C I ,.111 t ►I City Council Special Meeting July 30, 2018 City Manager Finalists Public Comments Submission via SPON Comments Form Time Name Last Name First Zip 7/29/2018 Grabow Richard 92660 9:10:42 7/29/2018 Bartram Bruce 92663 9:41:13 7/29/2018 Moore James 92660 12:52:43 Comments City Manager is the most important position in our city. Therefore, we need adequate time to review the applicants for the job. I am definitely opposed to the attempt by certain Council members to move the selection date up. It should remain at Aug 13, and even delayed further if we do not have an adequate candidate. Dave Kiffs performance sets the bar very high, and we should strive to get someone with proven credentials that come close to this bar. The selection of a City Manager should be made in the public interest and not in the interest of securing the advantage of a faction of the City Council. I've been upset with the Council for many reasons. First of all the awarding of the contract to build the City Hall, which I think was under Mr. Kiffs watch. There were only two bids received which were double the engineer's estimate and then the huge cost overruns on the contract. I think the Council should encourage more public input on decisions they make. It's obvious that there are many people here in Newport Beach who've had success in a lot of personal endeavors that would be willing to share that knowledge with the Council if asked. My own personal experience has been that contacting Mr. Kiff and the Council with a problem or concern has never done any good as they've never replied. As far as Mr. Kiffs dismissal I think it's long overdue as I would have done it years ago. My suggestion would be that the public be involved with his replacement as after all we end up paying the bill. OWPO,,W-7MA 501(c)(3) non-profit public education organization working to protect and preserve the residential and environmental qualities of Newport Beach. www.SPON-NewportBeach.org I Info@SPON-NewportBeach.org FB SPON-Newport Beach I Twitter @SPONNewport 40 Still Protc.ctlnq Otir 1Vcwpoil h),1;pirilrl! I lie Nest City Council Special Meeting July 30, 2018 City Manager Finalists Public Comments Submission via SPON Comments Form Time Name Last Name First Zip Comments 7/29/2018 Choate Katherine 92663 After reading Jeff Herdman's email and the SPON warning 15:37:10 regarding the hiring of the new city manager, I am once again filled with a feeling of deep concern. Ever since the election of the so called "team Newport", I have felt that this group of people DO NOT have the best interests of our community on their agenda. I was pleased that Jeff was elected because he does understand the heart of NPB. I was horrified to see Dave Kiff brutally tossed aside. He is the quintessential city manager. Our new city manager should be modeled after him not a puppet to please "team Newport". Shame on you for being surreptitious in this matter. Once again it proves to those of us watching that you are untrustworthy. It will come back to haunt you at the ballot box. It is imperative that you do the right thing for this community by hiring the MOST QUALIFIED PERSON FOR THIS JOB. Katherine Choate 7/29/2018 Seymour Tully 92660 Very disappointed in the way the city council has handled the 16:23:53 city manager issues. The haste in pushing Dave Kiff out of the position is unacceptable and the waste of public money in buying him out is inexplicable. The council majority has lost confidence because of the secretive way in which it is conducting public business. 7/29/2018 wayne Sorrell 92660 The entire handling of the Dave Kiff matter is disgraceful. If 16:35:26 that wasn't bad enough, the inept council(excluding Jeff Herdman) is at it again, trying to manipulate matters to serve their agenda. It is time for Newport Beach citizens to stop their blatant antics. A 501(c)(3) non-profit public education organization working to protect and preserve the residential and environmental qualities of Newport Beach. www.SPON-NewportBeach.org I Info@SPON-NewportBeach.org FB SPON-Newport Beach I Twitter @SPONNewport M✓ µ Still Pr otectis ig Ot it Newport Inspiring I is Nc\( JC11C1,11 1011 City Council Special Meeting July 30, 2018 City Manager Finalists Public Comments Submission via SPON Comments Form Time Name Last Name First Zip Comments 7/29/2018 Koff Sheila 92625 What is your hurry with the moved up date for selecting a new 21:23:04 city manager? To find anyone comparable to Dave Kiff needs careful, methodical consideration not your current heavy- handed shenanigans. You are showing your true colors of anti -democratic, non -representative democracy with tomorrow's meeting where even a couple current council members have yet to be informed about what the Team of Four is doing? Just one more underhanded action to be added to my fast increasing list of dishonest, self-interested, corrupt activities that do not reflect the well being of your constituents. More fodder for me as I campaign for two honorable November replacements. After all of the time and money expended at taxpayer expense to remove a jewel of a city manager in order to replace him with one unqualified but with political heft? And now this change of date and time to hurry along this selection of one who will continue to dismiss electorate concerns? A 501(c)(3) non-profit public education organization working to protect and preserve the residential and environmental qualities of Newport Beach. ram www.SPON-NewportBeach.org I Info@SPON-NewportBeach.org FB SPON-Newport Beach I Twitter @SPONNewport Local long-time Newport residents have approached you numerous times pleading for honorable, respectful, transparent representation. It is time to have the corrupt team of four dismantled. November cannot come soon enough. 7/29/2018 Baker Tom 92663 Selected candidate should have the characteristics and 22:33:08 qualities that Dave Kiff brought to the City Manager position. The candidate should have past experience as a City Managter and should not have experience in the elected political arena. 7/29/2018 Cook W David 92660 We are against the secretive and opaque way the City Council 22:33:38 is using to select a new city manager. The selection process should be open, transparent and public, and the candidate selected should be one with significant experience in city manager positions. 7/29/2018 Cook Elisabeth 92660 1 hope you will chose the most qualified person to be our next 22:38:47 city manager. This is a great city we have lived here since 1965 A 501(c)(3) non-profit public education organization working to protect and preserve the residential and environmental qualities of Newport Beach. ram www.SPON-NewportBeach.org I Info@SPON-NewportBeach.org FB SPON-Newport Beach I Twitter @SPONNewport W i ro, WE � rrys 'Sjm Still Pr()toctilig Our Newport (nti(>>rili;.r l lie NC\1 6L.110,11 It'll City Council Special Meeting July 30, 2018 City Manager Finalists Public Comments Submission via SPON Comments Form Time Name Last Name First Zip Comments 7/29/2018 Keller Sheila 92625 The taxpayers of Newport Beach deserve an apolitical city 23:04:32 manager with proven managerial and administrative experience -- not a career partisan politician and crony of a faction of the City Council. Our city has become polarized enough by the divisive politics of four council members, which is a sad departure from the past. Demonstrated competence in the administration of city government should be the number one criterion. Political neutrality should be another. I am appalled that taxpayer money has apparently been wasted on a search firm that may have been hired merely to provide cover for those who had already chosen their political ally as the next city manager. There is no other explanation for how Mr. Nelson made it into the final three. I would like to see an independent audit of the search process to determine how this happened. A 501(c)(3) non-profit public education organization working to protect and preserve the residential and environmental qualities of Newport Beach. r www.SPON-NewportBeach.org I Info@SPON-NewportBeach.org FB SPON-Newport Beach I Twitter @SPONNewport