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Lorenzo council accepts city administrator's resignation, approves lease and interim appointment
Summary
Council accepted City Administrator Michael Chambers's resignation, approved a six-month lease arrangement with specified monthly amounts for him, and named City Secretary Lisa Hernandez interim city administrator with a 10% pay increase; all votes were unanimous.
The Lorenzo City Council on May 11 accepted the resignation of City Administrator Michael Chambers and approved related personnel and housing arrangements after returning from executive session.
Council Member Rhonda Cypert moved to approve Chambers's resignation letter; the motion, seconded by Council Member Steven Longoria, carried 5-0. The council also approved a six-month rental lease for Chambers with the first month set at $1,376.00 and the following five months at $1,000.00, a motion made by Longoria and seconded by Earlene Rampy that passed unanimously. The council then approved an appointment naming City Secretary Lisa Hernandez as Interim City Administrator/Manager with a 10% salary increase; that motion (moved by Longoria, seconded by Cheryl Birdwell) also passed 5-0.
The actions followed an executive session held under Texas Government Code §551.074 for personnel matters. The council did not record any public debate in the open session beyond the motions; each formal action was noted in the meeting minutes and approved by a five-vote majority.
