City Manager Transition
At a glance
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- What: City Manager Dr. Robert M. Perez resigned effective immediately on 2026-10-20 under a separation agreement.
- Where it stands: Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley is Acting City Manager; Michael Webb is to be interim city manager from Monday, October 26, 2026 (or another agreed date), pending a negotiated agreement.
- Next: the city attorney finalizes the Webb agreement; the process for a permanent manager is not stated.
Votes (all after executive session on a personnel matter)
- Rules suspended to act on a non-agenda item: 9-0.
- Accept resignation and approve separation agreement: 9-0.
- Appoint Copley Acting City Manager: 9-0.
- Authorize negotiating an interim employment agreement with Webb: 9-0.
- Entering executive session: Miller and Ortiz voted no; Ortiz also opposed the extension.
Notes
- Terms of the separation and the interim compensation were not read aloud in the recording, and the executive session is not in the video.
Sources
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - City Council | 6 |
Log
- 2026-10-20 - City Council - after executive session, council accepted Perez's resignation, named Copley acting manager and authorized an interim agreement with Webb (all 9-0).