Eagle Pass City Council to hold Special Meeting Dec. 2nd to possibly select new City Manager
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016
The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council is holding a special meeting on Friday, December 2, 2016, at 12 Noon, to possibly select a new City Manager as the agenda has an Executive Session and Open Session regarding the “evaluation of candidates’ resumes submitted for City Manager position and interviews of selected candidates and possible action in Open Session regarding the same.”
The City of Eagle Pass has been under the management of Interim City Manager Roberto Gonzalez since April 25, 2016 after former City Manger Hector Chavez, Sr. was arrested on April 14, 2016 by FBI agents on a federal grand jury indictment charging Chavez with four criminal counts, including payment of a $20,000 bribe to a Maverick County Commissioner to secure a landfill contract, falsification of records in a federal investigation, obstruction of justice, and making a false statement to a federal agent.
Chavez tendered his letter of resignation to the Eagle Pass City Council on April 15, 2016, after being arrested. Chavez was denied bail in his pending federal criminal case and remains detained at the Val Verde County Correctional Facility in Del Rio, Texas, awaiting trial of his case.
For the past seven months, the Eagle Pass City Council advertised the job opening of City Manager, reviewed the resumes of the candidates, and interviewed over six candidates for the position.
The Eagle Pass City Council has previously made statements that they would like to fill the City Manager position before the end of 2016. The scheduled Friday, December 2, 2016 Special Meeting provides for the City Council to take possible action in Open Session after evaluating and discussing the candidates’ resumes and interviews.
Among the candidates being considered for the City Manager position include Otis Jones, Rudy Bowles, Jesus Sanchez, and Roberto Deliberto. All four have been interviewed for the City Manager position as well as other applicants.
