D'AMATO v. Superior Court

Opinion

ARONSON, Acting P. J.

Petitioner Robert D’Amato was the City Administrator of the City of Placentia and supervised codefendant Christopher Becker, the city’s director of public works. To obtain federal funding for a project to lower the rail grades at street crossings, petitioner recommended the city council form a joint powers authority (JPA). As a board member of the newly formed JPA, petitioner voted with other JPA board members to contract with Becker’s consulting firm to serve as project manager. Because Becker served as both Placentia’s public works director and as the JPA project…