Council appoints Jaime Fuentes as acting city manager for up to six months

The mayor and city council appointed Jaime Fuentes as acting city manager during a July 10 special session at City Hall Council Chambers.

The decision followed an executive session and a brief discussion about terminology and term length. A councilmember moved to "appoint, acting interim city manager Jaime Fuentes," the motion was seconded, and the Chair called the question; the Chair then announced the motion passed.

The move to the appointment came after the body first voted to enter executive session earlier in the meeting. After reconvening, the Chair introduced item number 4 for "discussion and consideration of possible action regarding the appointment of an acting ... city manager and approval of related employment terms." A staff member noted that "per the charter, the the position is acting city manager," and another participant clarified the appointment would cover "a 6 month period not to exceed" that length.

The motion to appoint was made by a councilmember (speaker 5) and seconded by another participant (speaker 3); the Chair (speaker 1) called for and recorded the ayes and declared the motion passed. No roll-call vote with individual tallies was recorded in the transcript.

After the vote the Chair congratulated Jaime Fuentes and the meeting was adjourned.

Next steps and employment details beyond the six-month term were not specified in the transcript.