The Seal Beach City Council on June 23 approved an amendment making Interim City Manager Patrick Gallegos the permanent city manager and adjusted his base salary; the council vote was 4–1.

City attorney (presenting summary) said the amendment changes the annual base salary from the interim figure to a flat $270,000 per year (an increase of roughly $3,000 in base pay compared with the interim contract's full‑time equivalent base) and requires a council‑conducted performance evaluation every January. The attorney described other terms of the employment agreement as unchanged.

Interim City Manager Gallegos told the council he had worked in Seal Beach for 13 years and pledged to "always work hard, and I will always listen." Several council members publicly expressed support, saying his local knowledge and continuity were assets; one council member said the contract terms still included lower PERS and other executive costs compared with previous city manager contracts.

One council member voted no, saying the presentation did not show the fully burdened compensation package in the staff report and that contract terms should be consolidated into a single, restated document for clarity on total cost. The city attorney noted the council had the required oral summary under the Brown Act before the closed‑session hiring action and that other contract provisions remain unchanged.

The council approved the amendment by roll call (4‑yes, 1‑no). The city finance director said the fully burdened increase is "just under $4,000." The action formalizes Gallegos' appointment; staff said other benefits and allowances in his agreement remain as previously negotiated and that the city will prepare a consolidated contract draft in the future if council requests it.

Gallegos thanked the council and said he would continue to prioritize listening and incremental improvements; the meeting adjourned after the vote.