Lucas

John Lucas appeals from the orders of the trial court sustaining the demurrers to his complaints against respondents, the Santa Maria Public Airport District and the members of its board of directors (District), and denying his motion for reconsideration thereof. The gist of Lucas’s complaints is that the District improperly entered into an employment contract with its general manager, Dan Hoback. We affirm the rulings of the trial court, except for the imposition of sanctions against Lucas.

Facts

On October 26, 1993, the District, acting through its board of directors, entered into an employment contract with its general manager, Dan Hoback.

Lucas’s first amended complaint alleged that the District violated law and the public trust, committed waste and violated the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code, § 54950 et seq., which concerns open public meetings) by entering into the contract with Hoback. The complaint asserts that the District is precluded from entering into the contract with Hoback because the Public Utilities Code and the District’s administrative code provide that the general manager shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the board. The trial court…