There were some 15 people in the chambers as the meeting got underway, most of them were high-ranking city employees that, during public comment, lauded Huffaker’s three-year stint as city manager and recommended that Assistant City Manager Tamara Vides take the job in the interim. It started at 5:30pm and wrapped up just before 7pm after a four-person City Council-council members Ari Parker and Lowell Hurst were absent-finished up its closed session meeting.īefore city attorney Alan Smith read off the report from the closed session, Mayor Dutra asked the half-dozen people still in the City Council chambers for a “civil” response to the news. If approved, he would take the position on Jan. That same day Huffaker will likely be appointed by the Santa Cruz City Council as that municipality’s city manager. At that time, the City Council is expected to make a final decision on the matter. Watsonville Mayor Jimmy Dutra said that the item will return to the City Council at its Nov.

One company will be in charge of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing city manager Matt Huffaker, and the other will be responsible for identifying a person to fill the position in the interim.

WATSONVILLE-At a special meeting on Tuesday night, Watsonville City Council directed staff to search for two companies that will spearhead the city’s efforts to find a new chief executive.

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