Rizzo resigned yesterday after the Los Angeles Times reported July 15 that his total compensation was almost $800,000 a year and that Bell's part-time council members took in almost $100,000 annually
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-23/california-city-s-800-000-manager-quits-amid-outcry.html
Makes sense he'd quit, I would too if it was a chance to retire on the fat savings I'd earned in a job like that.