CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER – 128 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FOWLER, CA 93625
MINUTES
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Mayor Mejia called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Juan Mejia
Amarjeet Gill
Leonard Hammer
Daniel Parra
ABSENT
Karnig Kazarian
City Staff Present: City Manager Reid, City Attorney Santos, Finance Director Banda, Fire Battalion Chief Dominguez, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, Corporal Jimenez, City Planner Marple, City Engineer Park, Public Works Director Rocha, City Clerk Vasquez
Councilmember Kazarian arrived at 6:02 P.M.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Item 9A, Fiscal Impact section of Staff Report. Correction to the Assistant City Manager position’s wages and benefits. The revised total amount of wages and benefits is $230,836 (Wages $162,951 & Benefits $67,885).
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Three members of the public spoke.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Gill, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
A. RATIFY Pay Warrants for March 17, 2026
B. APPROVE Minutes of the March 3, 2026 City Council Meeting
9. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
City Manager
A. CONSIDERATION of the appointment of an Assistant City Manager and the conversion of the part-time Code Enforcement Assistant position to a full-time Code Enforcement Officer I.
i. CONSIDER Resolution No. 2827, approving the number of full-time positions and certain temporary/ part-time positions authorized in the City for Fiscal Year 2025/2026. Staff Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2827.
Six members of the public spoke.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Parra.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
Finance
B. ACCEPT the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Mid-Year Budget Report One member of the public spoke.
Motion made by Kazarian, Seconded by Hammer.
Voting Yea: Mejia, Gill, Hammer, Kazarian, Parra
10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Updates were given by Public Works Director Rocha, Community & Economic Development Director Flood, City Clerk Vasquez, City Engineer Park, City Manager Reid, and City Attorney Santos.
11. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Updates were given by Councilmember Kazarian and Mayor Mejia.
12. CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Consider commencing litigation: one potential case
The meeting went into closed session at 7:24 PM.
13. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND REPORT ACTION
The meeting reconvened into open session at 7:31 P.M. There was no reportable action taken on the item.
14. ADJOURN
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:31 P.M.