Giddings council authorizes City Manager employment agreement with Guillermo Garcia

The Giddings City Council on June 23 adopted Resolution No. 635-2026 authorizing Mayor Pro-Tem Alan Casey to execute a City Manager employment agreement with Guillermo Garcia.

Jacob Janda, a City Council member, moved to adopt the resolution; Mark Muniz seconded the motion, and the council recorded aye votes from Casey, Janda, Muniz and Kevin Rinn. Mayor Pro-Tem Alan Casey presided over the meeting. According to the minutes, the action followed an executive session in which legal and personnel matters were discussed under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.074.

The council also considered a severance agreement for Guillermo Garcia listed in the agenda as Resolution No. 636-2026. The minutes record a subsequent motion that repeats Resolution No. 635-2026 language and the employment-agreement wording while indicating the motion carried with the same four aye votes, creating an internal numbering inconsistency in the published minutes.

The meeting record states that no final actions were taken during the executive session itself and that the formal votes occurred after the council reconvened in open session. The minutes do not include the contract text, salary, start date, or other employment terms; those details were not provided during the public portion of the meeting and are recorded in the agenda/minutes only as resolutions authorizing the mayor to execute the documents.

The council's action was the most recent procedural step listed in the minutes; Mayor Pro-Tem Casey adjourned the meeting at 8:33 p.m.

The minutes show votes and motions but do not publish the employment-agreement language or severance terms; those records may be available in the executed contract or in supplemental documents not included in the minutes.