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Council appoints Joe Signs as public works director and authorizes city attorney to negotiate city manager contract
Summary
The council approved the appointment of Joe Signs as director of public works maintenance and operations and authorized City Attorney John Leman to negotiate contract terms, including salary and benefits, for City Manager Michael Esparza; both actions passed by voice vote.
The City Council returned to open session and approved two personnel actions deriving from closed deliberations under Texas Government Code §551.074.
A councilmember moved "to approve the appointment of Joe Signs as director of public works maintenance and operation," and after a second the motion passed on a voice vote, the mayor said. The mayor then thanked Mrs. Rowan following the vote.
In the second part of the item a councilmember described the proposal as recognition of the city manager's work over recent years and asked the council to authorize the city attorney to negotiate contract terms. "I'll make a motion to authorize city attorney John Leman to negotiate and inform a contract for city manager Michael Esparza," the councilmember said. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The motions did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript; both were approved by voice vote as announced in the meeting. The council then moved to adjourn; a motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 5:17 p.m.
Details not specified in the transcript include effective start dates for the appointment of Joe Signs and the specific salary or benefit terms to be negotiated for Michael Esparza. The transcript records that salary and benefits were to be included in the negotiations but does not provide figures or a timeline for when a finalized contract will be returned to the council for approval.
