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Council approves longevity pay plan for contracted employees after debate; vice mayor votes no
Summary
The council adopted Resolution No. 23-63 to authorize implementing a longevity pay plan for contracted employees; debate focused on whether contract employees’ pay changes should be considered in executive session or separately, and the vote passed 5–1.
The San Luis City Council voted 5–1 to adopt Resolution No. 23-63, approving the city’s longevity pay plan for contracted employees after discussion about the appropriate process for contract-related compensation decisions.
Adela Cortez, director of human resources, told the council the city’s March 28, 2025 salary competitiveness policy allowed a longevity pay plan for employees and that implementation for contracted employees requires additional authorization under state law and the city code. Cortez said the resolution ensures the plan’s implementation complies with applicable laws.
Vice Mayor (name recorded on the roll call as Thaddeus Ayl de la Goya in the meeting transcript) questioned whether contracted employees’ pay adjustments should be discussed in executive session or made public when contract terms change. Cortez and the city attorney’s office explained that while executive session may be appropriate for certain contract negotiations, including contracted employees in the longevity plan has been done through budget processes and the current resolution is an administrative authorization to implement the plan. The vice mayor indicated discomfort but declined to force an executive session; he cast the lone nay when the council took a roll call vote.
The roll call recorded Council Member Lizette Cervin, Council Member Maria Cecilia Cruz, Council Member Esteban Rosales, Council Member Javier Vargas and Mayor Nieves Bridal as voting aye; the vice mayor voted nay. Mayor Bridal announced the motion carried 5–1. Council members discussed scheduling an executive session as an option if further contractual detail was desired, but the resolution moved forward that night.
