When I wrote a letter around Oct. 22, 2015, the city administrator said there was no city funds, but he got a big pay raise making his salary $105,000 plus $2,500 plus 2.44 percent.
And now this city administrator has ordered four new 1-ton trucks, no beds and no tool boxes; a new backhoe; a new fire engine truck; and three police vehicles, which we need, but the city administrator will need to raise the water rates again to pay for this.
If this is true, what would be the cost for all these brand new vehicles and equipment, and where would these funds come from?
I hope that the city administrator, the mayor, and the City Council bring this question up in their next City Council meeting.
The rumor has it around town that the city is getting a lawsuit that a former mayor and two City Council members changed some zoning laws or changed a contract. I believe those two City Council members are still serving today as City Council members. It’s kind of hard when the residents don’t have this type of information about what’s going on in the city.
Just like we get the water bill, the city administrator can send letters to the residents of the city of Guadalupe to clear all of these complaints. If he doesn’t want to explain himself to the residents of the city of Guadalupe, he can look for another job.
The current mayor should start an investigation immediately, if these are true facts of if somebody did something illegal. And if these two council members are still serving on the City Council, they can shed some light on the problems.
Where is the city attorney and the mayor?
This article appears in Feb 4-11, 2016.