Chief Assistant City Attorney Heather Mahood just announced that the Long Beach City Council in closed session today unanimously approved waiving a 90-day notice stipulation in Police Chief Anthony Batts' contract.
Last week we learned that Batts is heading to Oakland to become the police chief there. While he has said that he would stay through the end of the budget process for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, he was bound by his contract to give the city manager 90 days' notice before he can leave.
Mahood reported that the council unanimously approved the waiver, though we haven't heard yet exactly when Batts' last day will be.
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