were lined up to prepare for this moment that he was making the announcement. >> the foundation which the relationship between the commission and the city manager is built is trust. without trust there's no longer a foundation for any relationship. >> and that was when i changed my mind and decided to vote against him. >> there were some of the commissioners that said prior to taking that first vote they had issues with his performance and you know, they didn't trust him anymore, whatever. whatever it was they said. i think if you had those issues you would have had them before this happened. and this doesn't have anything to do with that. >> when it came time for the final vote, it was late. i don't even remember what time. 1:30 in the morning or something like that. it had been hours of testimony. it was tense. we were nervous. and it was just, you know, everybody's stomach was in a knot. >> the city charter gives to the city commission the authority to remove the city manager.