Council huddles behind closed doors on town manager's job status

The Town Council convenes a special closed-session meeting on August 20 stacked with personnel business, most notably back-to-back items on appointing an Interim Town Manager — first weighing the title itself, then discussing who might fill it.

Right alongside those items is a performance evaluation of the sitting Town Manager, a pairing that suggests the town could be in the middle of a leadership transition, though nothing about the reasons or timeline is spelled out in the agenda.

The session also covers labor negotiations — with Mayor Rosa Thomas and Town Attorney Richard D. Pio Roda representing the town — and a closed-door discussion of one anticipated lawsuit, details of which are only available by request from the Town Clerk.

Because these are closed sessions under the Brown Act, no public deliberation is expected; state law requires only a general report-out afterward on any actions taken, so residents won't get specifics unless the council votes to disclose them.