2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
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City of Fresno
Meeting Minutes
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
1:30 PM Council Chambers (In
Person and/or Electronic)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Special Meeting
The City Council met in special session in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on the date and time above written.
2:16 P.M. ROLL CALL
Vice President Tyler Maxwell
Councilmember Mike Karbassi
Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
Present: 5 -
Council President Nelson Esparza
Councilmember Esmeralda Z. Soria
Absent: 2 -
APPROVE AGENDA
On motion of Councilmember Arias, seconded by Councilmember Bredefeld, that the above be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Maxwell, Karbassi, Arias, Chavez and Bredefeld5 -
Absent: Esparza and Soria2 -
ID 22-1741 Special Meeting Notice - Signed
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CLOSED SESSION ONLY
Chief Assistant City Attorney Griffin announced the item to be discussed in closed session.
Upon call, Lisa Flores addressed Council with public comment on this item.
Council withdrew to closed session at 2:20 P.M.
ID 22-1740 CONSIDER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT - Government Code Section 54957(b)
Consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee.
Title: City Attorney
The above item was discussed in closed session. Following the closed session discussion, Council resumed in open session and the following report of closed session action was made by Chief Assistant City Attorney Griffin:
Councilmember Karbassi motioned to select Andrew Janz as the next City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Arias and PASSED 4-1 by the following vote:
Aye (4): Karbassi, Arias, Maxwell, Esparza
No (1): Bredefeld
Absent (2): Soria, Chavez
The terms of employment will be discussed by Council in closed session during the November 17, 2022, meeting. The expectation is that the employment contract would be approved in open session during the December 1, 2022 meeting.
DISCUSSED WITH OPEN SESSION REPORT OF ACTION
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ADJOURNMENT
City Council adjourned from open session at 8:02 P.M.
The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the City Council during the December 1, 2022, regular meeting with Councilmember Soria absent.
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