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San Juan EDC accepts land offer, approves personnel moves and tables vendor check
Summary
At a meeting that included an executive session, the San Juan Economic Development Corporation accepted an offer for EDC land, approved a job description change and personnel actions, appointed an interim executive director, and approved parts of the consent agenda while holding one vendor check for further review.
The San Juan Economic Development Corporation voted Thursday to accept an offer submitted for EDC-owned land, approve updated job duties for an assistant executive director, authorize counsel to finalize a severance and release agreement related to a former employee's contract, and appoint Jorge Garcia as interim executive director on a month-to-month basis.
The actions followed an executive session conducted under Texas Government Code sections cited during the meeting for consultation with counsel and economic development deliberations. Board members publicly moved, seconded and approved each item after the session.
Counsel advised the board to accept the offer submitted to the EDC for the land discussed in closed session; the board moved and approved that advice, with the president calling for the ayes. The board also approved changes to the assistant executive director job description as discussed in closed session.
On a separate personnel matter, the board authorized counsel to negotiate and execute a severance payment and a release-of-claim agreement related to a contract referenced as "Mr. Adlona's contract with DDC." The board then moved to appoint Jorge Garcia as interim EDC executive director on a month-to-month basis; the board authorized counsel to discuss stipend terms and related conditions with Garcia.
The meeting also approved the consent agenda with one exception: the board voted to approve consent items 1 and 3 and to table item 2 pending review. During consent discussion the board directed staff to hold a check (identified in the transcript with the numbers spoken as "12 12 80" and later as "12 8 to Yolanda Dela Cruz") until the board determines whether the related development agreement and compliance requirements have been met. Board members directed staff to review the developer agreement and compliance documentation before releasing the held check.
Procedural motions to enter and exit the executive session, and to adjourn the meeting, were also approved.
Votes at a glance - Accept offer for EDC land: motion carried after counsel recommendation; outcome: approved. - Approve assistant executive director job description (as edited in closed session): approved. - Authorize counsel to negotiate/execute severance and release-of-claim related to "Mr. Adlona's contract with DDC": approved. - Appoint Jorge Garcia as interim EDC executive director (month-to-month; stipend to be negotiated): approved. - Consent agenda: items 1 and 3 approved; item 2 tabled and check held pending compliance review (check referenced in the meeting as "12 12 80" / "12 8 to Yolanda Dela Cruz"): approved (with hold).
The board conducted the executive session under Texas Government Code provisions cited in the meeting for consultation with legal counsel and deliberation regarding economic development negotiations. No additional financial terms, vote tallies or contract amounts were read aloud in detail during the public record beyond the motions and procedural approvals.
