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Mendota council approves mid‑year budget update, creates Facilities Custodian position and OKs consent items
Summary
The Mendota City Council on March 4 unanimously approved a mid‑year Fiscal Year 2024–25 budget update, adopted Resolution No. 25‑14 to create a Facilities Custodian position, and approved consent items including a $1,097,075.18 warrant list and two resolutions for housing‑element reporting and a baseball‑field scoreboard.
Mendota — The Mendota City Council unanimously approved its mid‑year Fiscal Year 2024–25 budget update and adopted a resolution to create a Facilities Custodian position during its March 4 regular meeting.
Finance Director Valdez presented the mid‑year budget report after Mayor Victor Martinez introduced the item; Council Member Libertad “Liberty” Lopez moved to approve the budget update and Mayor Pro Tem Jose Alonso seconded. The motion passed unanimously (5 ayes). The council did not record any dissent on the report or request changes before voting.
Separately, Mayor Martinez introduced Resolution No. 25‑14, which creates a Facilities Custodian position and adopts the job description and corresponding salary schedule. After discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Jose Alonso moved to adopt the resolution and Council Member Joseph R. Riofrio seconded; the council adopted the resolution unanimously (5 ayes).
The council also approved its consent calendar, voting to accept two other resolutions and a warrant list. Consent items included Resolution No. 25‑17, accepting the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and General Plan Progress Report, and Resolution No. 25‑18, authorizing the purchase of a scoreboard from BSN Sports for the Benny Mares Sr. Baseball Field. The warrant list (checks 56010–56072) totaled $1,097,075.18. Mayor Pro Tem Jose Alonso moved approval of the consent calendar; Council Member Libertad Lopez seconded and the measure passed unanimously (5 ayes).
Council Member Joseph R. Riofrio previously moved to approve the minutes of the Feb. 18, 2025 meeting and to waive readings of newly introduced resolutions and ordinances; that motion also passed unanimously.
What’s next: The budget update will guide spending decisions for the remainder of FY 2024–25; the newly created Facilities Custodian position will be added to the city’s personnel roster per the adopted job description and salary schedule. No implementation dates or hiring timelines were specified at the meeting.
