Medina Council to Discuss City Manager Search Monday

Medina City Council will hold a Special Meeting, at 6 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2013 to discuss what it will do next after deciding last Tuesday to seek a separation agreement with city manager Donna Hanson.

Medina Mayor Michael Luis told Bellevue Patch last week that he will represent the city in negotiations with Hanson over the terms of the separation agreement. He declined to discuss whether Hanson's contract has a termination clause, or why the city council chose to end Hanson's employment with the city.

Hanson has been city manager at Medina since 2008. She came into public conflict with former Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen in 2010, culminating in his firing in 2011.

Chen in March won a federal law suit claiming that Hanson and other city officials were biased against him because of his race.

A jury awarded Chen $2 million, including $285,000 in back pay, $1.65 million in loss of income from his inability to find employment in law enforcement, and $100,000 in emotional damages. The jury also said that Hanson must pay $25,000 in punitive damages. 

Medina City Hall is at 501 76th Avenue Northeast