Raises for county executive, staff
San Jose
– A modest raise for Santa Clara County Executive Pete Kutras
Jr. was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
Raises for county executive, staff
San Jose – A modest raise for Santa Clara County Executive Pete Kutras Jr. was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
Kutras’ salary will grow by 4 percent next year, to $232,575. The other 158 employees in the office will receive an average 3 percent raise. Supervisor Don Gage said the salary still puts Kutras below his colleagues in comparable counties.
“For the job Pete is doing, this raise is well-deserved,” Gage said. “We’ve had significant budget problems and he’s getting them resolved. He’s done an outstanding job.”
The Executive office acts in support of the Supervisors and other county agencies. It’s responsible for juggling the budget and ensuring implementation of legislation and Board policy.
This is the first raise the office has received since December 2002.
Meet Santa at San Ysidro Park
Gilroy – All children are invited to meet Santa in the recreation room at San Ysidro Park from 2 to 5pm today. Meet Santa and get your picture taken with him for $1. Plus, meet the police officers and fire fighters that keep the city safe from the ‘grinches’ this Christmas while listening to music.
Details: Rachel Munoz at 846-0524.
GHS choir presents winter concert
Gilroy – The Gilroy High School Choral Program presents a Holiday Winter Concert today and Thursday at 7:30pm at the Gilroy High School Theater.
Tickets at the door are $5. Doors open at 7pm.
Student/teacher video festival
Gilroy – Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP) is hosting its first ever “Student Video Festival” to encourage the local educational community to use video technology in their classrooms.
Local high school and college students, and teachers, are invited to enter. There are nine students categories and one teacher category, specifically designed to encourage classes of any subject matter to participate.
There is no entry fee and the deadline is Friday. All eligible entries will be cablecast on CMAP channel 19; ED-TV. A live awards ceremony for the festival will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at 7:30pm and all participants are invited to attend.
To enter visit www.mycmap.org or call 846-4983.
SV Symphony Holiday Concert
Gilroy – The South Valley Symphony presents their Holiday Concert at 4pm Saturday in the Gavilan College Theater.
The program will consist of traditional holiday Christmas carol sing-along, plus selections from the Messiah by Handel, featuring the Gavilan Concert Choir under the direction of Phil Robb.
Tickets are now on sale at the Music Tree and BookSmart in downtown Morgan Hill, Mission Gallery in San Juan Bautista, Dorothy McNetts in downtown Hollister and in Gilroy at Snappy Photo located at 785 First Street, as well as the California Music Company and Porcella’s Music store in downtown Gilroy.
Admission prices are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors age 60 and older and students ages 12 to 18 are $7. Children under 12 will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a paid adult admission.
Details: 842-3934.
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