Cupertino spent over $20,000 on an investigation into former City Manager Pamela Wu, who stepped down after being placed on paid administrative leave. The city engaged Clarus for a workplace investigation amid closed-session City Council meetings discussing her performance. Wu questioned the timing of a scheduled performance evaluation after a prior review and requested clarification about its criteria. Following a settlement agreement, Wu received severance pay totaling $311,089, with no parties allowed to sue or make disparaging remarks against each other.
Cupertino spent over $20,000 on a workplace investigation regarding former City Manager Pamela Wu, following her recent resignation after being placed on paid leave.
The investigation was conducted by Newport Beach-based Clarus and occurred after closed-session City Council meetings, where Wu's performance was discussed.
Wu raised concerns over her April 2 public employee performance evaluation, noting it came too soon after her last review in November.
As per a settlement, Wu received a severance package totaling $311,089, with both parties agreeing not to sue or disparage each other.
Collection
[
|
...
]