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Votes at a glance: Wasco City Council approves agenda, consent calendar, grant application and policy changes
Summary
At its meeting the Wasco City Council approved the agenda and consent calendar and voted to move forward on a state grant application, adopt a new salary schedule and approve updated social media policies. Each vote passed on recorded roll calls with four ayes; Mayor Pro Tem Saldana was absent.
The Wasco City Council on an evening meeting approved a series of routine and substantive actions, including adoption of the meeting agenda, approval of the consent calendar, authorization to pursue a California Jobs First catalyst grant, receipt of the city's audited financial statements, adoption of an updated salary schedule adding an assistant police chief and a city project coordinator, and adoption of revised social media policies.
Council members said the votes keep routine operations moving and allow staff to pursue funding and staffing needed for recent program launches and capital projects. The recorded roll calls on the items showed four ayes and one absence (Mayor Pro Tem Saldana) on each recorded vote.
Details of recorded outcomes:
- Agenda approval: Motion to approve the agenda was moved and seconded and passed on a roll call (Mayor Medina; Council Member Martinez; Council Member Raya; Council Member Reina — aye; Mayor Pro Tem Saldana — absent).
- Consent calendar: Motion to approve items 11a–11h passed on a roll call with four ayes and one absence.
- California Jobs First catalyst application: Council authorized the city manager to complete and submit an application for the California Jobs First catalyst funds and to execute related grant agreements; the motion passed on a roll call with four ayes and one absence. The item was presented as an exploratory, proof-of-concept application to study workforce training and facility needs in the region.
- Receipt and filing of audited financial statements: The council received and filed the city financial statements and the Measure X financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024; the motion passed on a roll call with four ayes and one absence.
- Salary schedule update and new job titles: The council adopted a revised salary schedule to add an assistant chief of police and a city project coordinator and authorized submittal to CalPERS; the resolution passed on a roll call with four ayes and one absence.
- Social media policies for elected and appointed officials and for city accounts: The council approved updated social media policies as amended following ad hoc committee review; the resolution passed on a roll call with four ayes and one absence.
All recorded votes that were taken during the meeting used roll call; where the minutes list the roll call, the tally in each recorded vote was four ayes and the mayor pro tem recorded absent. No motions failed on roll call during this meeting.
