City Clerk gets raise, gambling fees increased
With no discussion, City Council voted 7-0 Monday night during its regular meeting to give the City Clerk a 3 percent merit salary raise.
Council considers $2,989 raise for city clerk
After several months of closed-to-the-public talks and meetings with a City Council subcommittee, Council will vote during their regular meeting Monday night on whether to give the city clerk a merit raise.Â
City settles officer shooting lawsuit
The City of Gilroy awarded more than $2 million in damages and fees in July to the family of a man who was shot and killed by a Gilroy Police officer nearly five years ago, conceding a drawn-out legal battle for the sake of time and resources, according to staff and Council members.
Council punts pool back to schools
City Council members butted heads for an hour Monday evening before voting 4-1 to ask the Gilroy Board of Education to explore what – if anything at all – the school district can contribute to help save the defunct pool at South Valley Middle School.
Firefighter lawsuit heats up
A lawsuit brought on six months ago by two Gilroy firefighter battalion chiefs who are accusing the City of cheating them of thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime is dragging its way to a settlement conference before a judge in January, according to court records.
After huge fuss, Council orders ‘paint the crosswalk’
After City staff defended their reasons to angry residents for removing a heavily trafficked crosswalk on Wren Avenue and Byers Street near El Roble Park for three months, Council told staff to repaint the crosswalk immediately during their regular meeting Monday.
Update: Woodward, Aulman and Tucker new Council members
The votes are in for Gilroy's City Council election, and voters showed that they wanted no major overhaul to the DNA of the dais – incumbents Cat Tucker and Perry Woodward secured their spot for another four years, while newcomer Terri Aulman won the slot of retiring Councilman Bob Dillon.
Smashing victories
Gilroy voters reached to a well-loved figure of the past as the answer for the city's future, welcoming former mayor Don Gage to lead the city by a 53.9 percent majority and 5,626 votes.
