The majority of the Santa Clara trustees meeting Tuesday was spent in a lengthy closed session pertaining to maintenance department personnel matters, which resulted in the promotion of foreman Robby Ramirez to maintenance supervisor and the hiring of a maintenance laborer. Effective immediately, Ramirez will fill the position formerly held by Bill Hudman. Hudman abruptly resigned during a Jan. 11 meeting, after Ramirez addressed the trustees in closed session regarding …
After two hours behind closed doors, the Santa Clara Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of three city employees during their regular meeting Tuesday. According to the meeting’s agenda, the closed session discussion addressed maintenance department staffer Robby Ramirez’s “questions and concerns for trustees.” While the resignation of one maintenance laborer, Alfred Pas, was listed on the agenda prior to the closed session, Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza stopped a …
After Santa Clara Clerk-Treasurer Sheila Hudman finished taking roll at the beginning of the village’s Board of Trustees meeting Thursday evening, a disgruntled resident abruptly addressed the board, accusing them of being out of compliance with the state’s Open Meetings Act, which mandates meetings be posted 72 hours prior to their scheduled time. Hudman responded that while notices for Thursday meetings are usually posted on Monday, notices were not posted …