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El Paso retirement trust votes to reimburse travel for executive‑director finalists, settles claim 001‑2026
Summary
After an executive session, trustees approved reimbursing travel and related expenses for in‑person interviews of executive‑director applicants and voted to settle claim number 001‑2026 as recommended by legal counsel; both motions passed on roll call.
The City of El Paso Employees Retirement Trust voted June 17 to reimburse travel and related expenses for applicants invited to in‑person executive‑director interviews, and separately approved settlement of claim number 001‑2026 as recommended by legal counsel.
Board member Carl moved both post‑executive‑session motions. On the first motion—authorizing travel and related expenses for applicants attending in‑person interviews in accordance with the trust’s travel policy—the board polled by roll call and the chair announced the motion carried by yes votes.
On the second motion, to settle claim 001‑2026 per legal counsel’s recommendation, the board again conducted a roll‑call vote and the chair announced the motion carried.
Votes at the meeting (as read aloud during roll calls) included the following recorded yes votes for the executive‑session items: Miss Valdez, Miss Piscala, Miss Hamlin, Mister Remkus / Mister Bridal (names read slightly differently across calls), Mister Pena and Representative DePierro. The chair announced both motions carried.
Why it matters: The travel‑reimbursement vote enables the board to invite finalists for in‑person interviews without requiring candidates to bear interview travel costs, a procedural step in the recruitment of an executive director. The claim settlement concludes a specified legal matter (claim number 001‑2026) on terms recommended to the board by counsel; the transcript records the board’s approval but does not disclose settlement terms.
Board action details: Both actions were introduced after an executive session under Texas Government Code §§551.071 and 551.074 and were adopted by roll call. The transcript does not provide financial or settlement specifics for claim 001‑2026.
