The previous city attorney, Brian Doyle, was dismissed under controversial circumstances
Santa Clara will soon have a new city attorney, appointed over a year after his predecessor — a frequent critic of the San Francisco 49ers — was fired under murky circumstances that have remained a frequent point of contention among members of the city council.
Gillmor and Watanabe said they voted against the two motions not because of reservations they had with Googins himself, but because of the looming controversy surrounding Doyle’s dismissal. Santana’s salary was a point of contention during her employment with the city — in 2020, she was paid $765,152, making her the second-highest paid city manager in California. She also was an outspoken critic of the 49ers, having accused them of mismanaging the stadium and not maintaining their financial obligations to the city.
“We still have not settled with the last city attorney, so there’s going to be additional money the city’s going to have to pay as well,” Gillmor said at Tuesday night’s meeting. Meanwhile, Becker said he voted against the motion because he didn’t approve of how high the proposed salary was. He added that he was not on the council when the previous city attorney and city manager salaries were approved, and that he didn’t agree with those amounts either.
“I think that this council — the ones that can do math — actually understand what the costs are, but we also know what the costs are by not having a city attorney,” Park said. “Good attorney services are expensive…we need to be respectful for their times and their jobs, and find something the city can rely on on a permanent basis.”
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