LP and a transition manager?

I spotted this on the La Puente City Council agenda this morning:

CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPOINT A "TRANSITION MANAGER" TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE HIRING OF A FULL TIME CITY MANAGER (Requested by Mayor Lujan)

Negotiations with City Manager Carol Cowley are still on. But I guess the city is also looking into hiring a separate "transition manager" to help transition the new city manager -- whoever that may be -- into the top spot.

You might also remember that officials are thinking about hiring a firm to help find a permanent city manager replacement.

So that means if everything falls into place, Carol will essentially act as an interim, a private firm will help hire a full-time replacement and then a transition manager will help transition the replacement in as carol phases out....Wow, those sure are a lot of resources for filling one position.

 "I don't think its too much at all," Mayor Louie Lujan said.