SELMA â The city of Selma is looking for a new city manager.
By a 3-2 vote, the Council voted to remove City Manager Teresa Gallavan. Another special meeting to review Gallavan was held on Friday night before the Monday meeting.
New City Attorney Mary Lerner reported at the May 17 meeting that there was a motion by Councilman Bianca Mendoza-Navarro and a second by Mayor Pro Tem Beverly Cho to enter into a separation agreement with Gallavan with a five-month total of $148,656.
Gallavan resigned her position, according to Lerner, and the city accepted the resignation.
Council members John Trujillo and Mendoza-Navarro joined Cho in voting yes to remove Gallavan while Mayor Scott Robertson and Councilmember Sarah Guerra voted no.
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For the first time, Selma voters voted on the mayor on Election Night. Usually, the council votes to determine the mayor. As the voters decided on Scott Robertson on Nov. 3, the new council decided only on a Mayor Pro Tempore.
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Actually, former Mayor Louis Franco helped approve a resolution declaring results of the Nov. 3 election before making his final comments and stepping down. Councilman Jim Avalos abstained.
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Mayor Franco and Councilmember Avalos have served a combined 20 years on the council with Avalos serving 16 of those years.
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City Clerk Reyna Rivera administered the oath to newly elected Mayor Robertson. After a delay for COVID precautions and pictures, council members Blanca E. Mendoza-Navarro (District 1) and Beverly Cho (District 4) took the oath of office in separate ceremonies from Rivera.