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Parlier council debate centers on stipends, check warrants and overdue budget
Summary
Public comment and council members clashed over whether council members who walked out of a June meeting should forfeit stipends; speakers also pressed staff about missing FY budget, overtime and unclear credit‑card charges that residents said risk grant funding.
Public comment at the Parlier City Council’s July 18 meeting focused on council pay, check warrants and the city’s overdue fiscal-year budget.
Sandra Alvarez told the council she believes special meetings scheduled at 4:30 p.m. exclude working residents and raised concerns about check-warrant line items. "I feel like you're doing it on purpose so people don't attend," Alvarez said, adding that she would return to address check-warrant items she had missed.
The session turned…
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