06-16-20 Closed Session_Written CommunicationsCC 06-16-20
Special Meeting
Closed Session #1,
City Attorney
Evaluation
Written Comments
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Joseph Fruen <jrfruen@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:04 PM
To:City Clerk; City Council; Heather Minner Law Email; Kirsten Squarcia; Deborah L. Feng; City Attorney's
Office; Darcy Paul; Jon Robert Willey; Liang Chao; Cupertino City Manager's Office; Rod Sinks; Steven
Scharf
Subject:City attorney performance review 6/16/2020 - for public comment
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Mayor Scharf and Members of the City Council:
I note the occurrence of yet another performance review for the City Attorney. I refer you all back to my comments of
6/5/2020 and incorporate them herein by reference.
I must also express my disappointment with several of the comments made during the public comment period at the
6/5/2020 closed session. Many of the remarks, especially those of Mr. Bern Steves, Esq., became entreaties to legal
adventurism on behalf of an extreme and exclusionary view of the city's mission as a public entity. At this time of fiscal
stringency in particular, all members of this council would do well to respect that the city's coffers reflect taxpayer
contributions and that myriad beneficial uses exist for these funds, none of which should include reckless legal
expenditures.
Many thanks for your attention,
J.R. Fruen
Cupertino resident