BEVERLY HILLS
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tion to a charity of its choice. This year’s beneficiary was the Juvenile Arthritis Association. David Gebbia, StockCross owner said: “As a company, our core values are to continuously be involved in charities and our local community; this is what our anniversary and the last 40 years of business for StockCross have been about.” John Gebbia, principal of StockCross, and brother to David added, “Our employees are a testament of what
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the only councilmember to support having a formal hand in the hiring process. Department heads are often the most important and highest profile City employees. Examples of a department head would be police chief, fire chief, director of public works and director of community services. Currently, as is the case in most cities with a council-manager form of government, City Manager Jeff Kolin has the authority to recruit and hire department heads. Mirisch has said his reason for the request is not to take power from Kolin, but to allow more community involvement into the hiring process of important City officials. Traditionally, a two-member council ad-hoc committee meets vets prospective hires during the process, although that is not currently formalized in any sort of City code. The council did agree to formalize that process, mandating
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stalemate with Board VP Noah Margo and Boardmember Brian Goldberg’s “yes” votes, due to Board President Jake Manaster’s absence at the time of the vote. The meeting is at 4:30 p.m. at the BHUSD Boardroom. Hall criticized the dearth of qualified candidates, citing only two applicants for the position.
has made this company so strong.” The goal of the event was to connect StockCross clients and business partners with Beverly Hills individuals and businesses, explained David Gebbia. A crowd of more than 1,000 attended the red-carpet affair with a live jazz band, exotic cars, raffles, passed hors d’oeuvres, and an open bar provided by City businesses. StockCross, founded in 1971 in downtown Boston's financial district, today is headquartered in Beverly Hills, with offices in various major cities around the country. that a liaison committee of at least two councilmembers must meet with the applicant. “I thought all councilmembers should meet the applicants, not just two,” Bosse said. “I felt that everyone should have all the information.” Krasne said she was concerned about privacy issues involved for the applicants in terms of making the process public, but said she did want the council to have a bigger role in dealing with City employees who have made mistakes or errors. “If you’re calling up performance reviews on the basis of a single councilmember, you’re going to be taking over the City Manager’s role as personnel administrator of the City,” Kolin said. Councilmembers Julian Gold and Willie Brien said they felt the current hiring process was working and didn’t need a change. The council will re-agendize the item and discuss how to deal with employee retention at a future meeting. “I don’t think he’s an adequate replacement for Coach Fisher,” Coleman said. The position has been vacant since June, when the administration failed to renew coach Jeff Fisher’s contract for another year, despite a successful legacy of having coached BHHS runners for four seasons, which included numerous trips to the CIF and State Championships. “I have to trust our administrative leaders to make the right decision,” Goldberg said.