"This decision is based on among other things, the memorandum dated June 30, 2023, where the city determined that your use of profanity in the workplace toward a city employee was unprofessional and does not meet the expectations for your position as managing director of utilities and environmental services," Beaudin wrote in his letter.
After the tort claim was filed in September, the city had 45 days to review the claim and determine whether it wanted to resolve it by agreeing to Repp's terms or if it wanted to formally reject the claim. According to the original tort claim, Repp was seeking $1.4 million for what he would have made in salary and benefits at his job over five years had he not been fired, $250,000 in emotional distress damages and an undetermined amount of money that would go toward attorney fees.
Wolff said that because the city did not respond after the 45 days, the claim is considered "rejected by operation of law." That led to her filing the civil complaint on Repp's behalf with the Alameda County Superior Court -- she confirmed that the court accepted the filing on Nov. 21.
Pleasanton city attorney Dan Sodergren declined to comment on the case this week while noting the city has "not yet been served with the lawsuit."
The city, under the leadership of former city manager Nelson Fialho, hired Repp back in June 2020, after he left a similar job in Morgan Hill so that he could be closer to his elderly father who couldn't live on his own anymore,...
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