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Votes at a glance: Baldwin Park council approves public‑works hire, several consent items and resolves claim dispute
Summary
The council approved an employment agreement for Daniel Padilla as Director of Public Works, approved the consent calendars for the City, Finance Authority and Housing Authority, and considered a claim in item 6 that was first proposed for acceptance and later denied in favor of staff recommendation.
At its April 16 meeting the Baldwin Park City Council approved several routine consent items, accepted staff recommendations on a claim after a two‑motion sequence and confirmed an employment agreement for the new Director of Public Works.
Key outcomes
- Employment agreement: The council approved an employment agreement for Daniel Padilla as Director of Public Works with a proposed monthly salary of $16,133.66 (annualized at $193,596.77). The starting date on the agreement, as presented by staff, is May 12, 2025. The motion to approve item number 9 carried on roll call.
- Consent calendar: The city consent calendar items 1–7 were approved with item 6 pulled for separate consideration. After discussion, the council considered two competing motions on item 6. Council member Ayala moved to accept the claim listed on item 6 (to reject staff recommendation); that motion failed on roll call. A subsequent motion to approve staff’s recommendation on item 6 carried.
- Agency reports and consents: The council, acting as successor agency (Dissolved Community Development Commission, SA1) approved the treasurer’s report for February 2025. The Finance Authority and Housing Authority items on their consent calendars were approved.
Votes recorded (as spoken into the record)
- Consent calendar (items 1–7, except item 6): Council member Ayala: Yes; Council member Estrada: Yes; Council member Lozano: Yes; Mayor Pro Tem Damian: Yes; Mayor Avila: Yes. Motion passes.
- Item 6, first motion (Council member Ayala moved to accept the claim / reject staff recommendation): Council member Ayala: Yes; Council member Estrada: No; Council member Verano: Yes; Mayor Pro Tem Damian: No; Mayor Avila: (no explicit roll‑call utterance recorded in transcript). The meeting record shows the motion failed.
- Item 6, second motion (to approve staff recommendation): Council member Ayala: No; Council member Estrada: Yes; Council member Lozano: No; Mayor Pro Tem Damian: Yes; Mayor Avila: Yes. Motion passes.
- Employment agreement for Director of Public Works (item 9): Roll call recorded: Council member Ayala: Yes; Council member Estrada: Yes; Council member Lozano: Yes; Mayor Pro Tem Damian: Yes; Mayor Avila: Yes. Motion carries.
Other procedural actions recorded in the meeting included motions to close the special meeting and to close the public hearing; roll calls on those procedural motions were taken and carried as recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council’s vote records in the transcript reflect the roll‑call statements read into the record during the meeting; where the transcript did not include a named utterance for every member on a specific call, the article reports only the votes that were spoken and recorded on the transcript.
