MEETING SET ON PERSONNEL MANAGER DEPARTURE FUELS SPECULATION.Byline: Eric Leach Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - The Thousand Oaks City Council is scheduled to meet in a closed session Tuesday to consider personnel matters, possibly in connection with the planned departure next month of City Manager Phil Gatch. Mayor Claudia Bill-de la Pena and other supporters want Gatch to remain on the job, calling him a guardian of the city's development standards. They have raised concerns he might have been pressured to resign by someone on the council. But other city officials say Gatch is simply retiring after a 38-year career with the city. The mayor and other council members have refused to discuss the specifics of the recent closed-door personnel meetings. The controversy over Gatch's departure prompted the council late Friday to ask the District Attorney's CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain Office to investigate whether public officials had violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. the state's open-meeting law through unlawful discussions of personnel matters or closed meetings. Gatch said in a March letter to the council that he planned to take a leave of absence May 6 and officially leave his office at the end of June. However, Bill-de la Pena and Councilman Ed Masry said they hoped he could be persuaded to stay on. ``Phil Gatch has been an extraordinarily great city manager,'' said Masry, who has refused to answer questions of whether Gatch was pressured. Bill-de la Pena moved last Tuesday Last Tuesday is a Christian melodic punk rock band hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They played their final show on March 10th, 2007. Last Tuesday was formed in 1999 in Harrisburg, P.A. to appoint an outside attorney to investigate whether city laws had been violated in connection with Gatch, but her motion was defeated 3-2, although the council unanimously requested the Brown Act inquiry. ``I thought an investigation would help repair the morale in City Hall and the community,'' said Bill-de la Pena, noting a number of Gatch's supporters have expressed concerns about him at recent City Council meetings. In his March letter to the council Gatch said he expected to negotiate a contract termination Defense procurement: the cessation or cancellation, in whole or in part, of work under a prime contract or a subcontract thereunder for the convenience of, or at the option of, the government, or due to failure of the contractor to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract (default). agreement, but was not forfeiting Forfeiting Method of financing international trade of capital goods. severance pay Severance Pay Compensation that an employer gives to someone who is about to lose their job. Notes: Severance pay is not always paid to employees. It depends on the situation in which the employee is losing their job and whether legislation requires severance to be paid. . His current salary is $201,838, officials said. The City Council has hired an outside attorney at $250 hour to deal with unspecified Adj. 1. unspecified - not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals" specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" personnel matters, possibly in connection with Gatch's retirement. Gatch did not respond to a request for comment Friday. Eric Leach, (805) 583-7602 eric.leach(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The Thousand Oaks City Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the board room of the Civic Arts Plaza at 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. CAPTION(S): box Box: (ran in Simi edition only) IF YOU GO (see text) |
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