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Bastrop council rejects member's call for investigation, passes vote of confidence in city manager
Summary
After a public, point-by-point rebuttal from City Manager Sylvia Carrillo Trevino and extensive public comment, the Bastrop City Council voted 4-1 to deny a councilmember's request to initiate an investigation and later passed a formal vote of confidence in the manager.
The Bastrop City Council on Tuesday declined a request to open a council-initiated investigation into City Manager Sylvia Carrillo Trevino and instead passed a nonbinding vote of confidence.
Councilmember Cheryl Lee presented a memo she said she compiled through records requests that she told colleagues contained "information I found to be concerning in regards to questionable spending and actions taken by the city manager regarding city funds, as well as allegations that staff are operating in a hostile work environment under her leadership." Lee asked the council to authorize an independent third-party review or an ethics-commission review of the memo.
Councilmembers debated whether to hear the city manager respond in open session. After discussion and a roll call, the council voted 3-2 to allow Carrillo Trevino to present her response. Carrillo Trevino spent more than an hour…
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