The San Bernardino City Council voted this evening to terminate City Manager Charles Montoya, slightly more than six months after his October 2023 hiring. The vote to do so was made unanimously, citing no cause for the action, which will allow Montoya to collect the severance specified in his contract.

In a decisive move, the City of San Bernardino has terminated City Manager Charles Montoya after just eight months on the job, appointing Deputy City Manager Rochelle Clayton as the acting city manager.