Thursday, September 29, 2022
12:00 PM
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
www.fresno.gov
Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic)
City Council
President - Nelson Esparza
Vice President - Tyler Maxwell
Councilmembers:
Esmeralda Z. Soria, Mike Karbassi, Miguel Angel Arias, Luis Chavez, Garry Bredefeld
City Manager - Georgeanne A. White
Interim City Attorney - Rina Gonzales
City Clerk - Todd Stermer, CMC
Meeting Minutes
Special Closed Session Meeting
September 29, 2022City Council Meeting Minutes
The City Council for the City of Fresno convened in special session on September 29, 2022, at 12:00 P.M. concurrently with a separately noticed regular meeting.
ROLL CALL
Council President Nelson Esparza
Vice President Tyler Maxwell
Councilmember Esmeralda Z. Soria
Councilmember Mike Karbassi
Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
Present: 7 -
APPROVE AGENDA
On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Vice President Maxwell, the agenda was APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Esparza, Maxwell, Soria, Arias, Chavez and Bredefeld6 -
Absent: Karbassi1 -
ID 22-1537 Notice of Special Closed Session Meeting - Signed
1. CLOSED SESSION
During open session, Council President Esparza opened the floor for public comment on the closed session matters. Chief Assistant City Attorney Badhesha read the list of closed session cases to be discussed and announced there could be a report of action in relation to the City Controller performance evaluation (ID 22-1536).
1-.A. ID 22-1536 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, Government Code Section 54957(b): consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee.
Title: City Controller
The above item was discussed in closed session. Following the closed session, Chief Assistant City Attorney Griffin reported the following in open session:
By a unanimous 7-0 vote, Council approved the City Manager's decision to terminate City Controller Lima and appoint Assistant City Manger Qunito, as City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2
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the interim City Controller. The vote authorized the Council President to sign the termination notice on behalf of the Council and directed the administration to proceed with an external audit of the City's Finances within the next sixty days.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned from open session at 11:53 P.M.
The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the November 3, 2022, regular meeting with Councilmember Karbassi absent.
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