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UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 7:30 am PT
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Feldman will stay until the city finds a replacement but wants a $375,000 buyout of her contract, plus benefits. (Shutterstock)
MALIBU, CA Reva Feldman may not complete her term as Malibu city manager, her lawyer said in a letter to interim City Attorney John C. Cotti, which was obtained by Patch.
Feldman will resign because of unprecedented personal and professional attacks by [Councilman] Bruce Silverstein, Feldman s lawyer, Therese Y. Cannata of San Francisco law firm Cannata, O Toole, Fickes & Olson, said in the four-page letter dated Jan. 16.
Feldman s contract was set to expire in May 2022. Feldman will stay until the city finds a successor but seeks a $375,000 buyout of her remaining contract, with benefits, as well as a release of claims and a nondisparagement clause, the letter said.
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Proposed new rules ask for city guidance on how long staff can spend responding to councilmember requests for information. (Shutterstock)
MALIBU, CA Tempers are likely to run high at Monday night s Malibu Council meeting. In addition to debating an ethics reform proposal co-sponsored by new Councilmembers Bruce Silverstein and Steve Uhring, the Council will also debate two recent additions to the City Council Agenda focused on councilmembers ability to request information from city staff.
City Manager Reva Feldman prepared a report asking for the Council to provide guidance on the amount of time per week that the City Manager should prioritize on requests from one Councilmember. Feldman refers to specifically to Silverstein, whom she says is taking up inordinate amounts of staff time with immediate demands for information requests. According to Feldman, Silverstein has made 26 Public Records Act information requests that total