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Council approves budget amendment to fund Financial Analyst II position; one councilmember dissents
Summary
The Jourdanton City Council approved an ordinance amending the FY2025–26 budget to cover salary and benefits for a Financial Analyst II position; the measure passed with Councilmember Pamela Manning casting the sole dissenting vote.
The Jourdanton City Council on June 1 approved an ordinance amending the fiscal year 2025–26 budget to provide salary and benefits for a new Financial Analyst II position.
Councilmember Karen Pesek moved to approve the ordinance and Mayor Pro Tem Chester Gonzales seconded the motion. The measure passed with one negative vote by Councilmember Pamela Manning; no additional explanation for the dissent was recorded in the meeting minutes.
The ordinance language in the meeting record references salary and benefits for the Financial Analyst II position but does not specify the dollar amount added to the budget or the effective date in the council summary. Council did not record additional detail about position classification, hiring timeline, or funding source during the public meeting.
City staff indicated earlier in the package that the draft accounting policy was updated to reflect needs related to this position and that the city auditor had provided suggestions on the draft policy; staff are reviewing those suggestions prior to returning to the council.
