(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an applicable collective bargaining agreement
or employment contract, all city personnel employed as city manager, assistant city
manager, city treasurer, police chief, fire chief, director of administrative services,
director of development services, director of finance, and director of public services
are employed on an at-will basis. Employment at-will may be terminated without cause,
without notice and without right to appeal at any time by the employee or the city.
No personnel employed in the positions set forth in this subsection (a) of section 2-224.5 has any authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period
of time or to make an agreement for employment on other than at-will terms, except
an agreement expressly approved by the city council. Only the City Council for the
City of Costa Mesa has the authority to make any such agreement, which is binding
only if it is in writing.
(b) The city council is the appointing authority for the city manager, city attorney,
and the city treasurer.
(c) The city manager is the appointing authority for the assistant city manager, police
chief, fire chief, director of administrative services, director of development services,
director of finance, and director of public services.
