KXO RADIO - Calexico - Council Meets New City Manager

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Todays is : Thursday, 08 January 2009

Written by George Gale
Wednesday, 20 September 2006
(THE CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL MEETS THEIR NEW CITY MANAGER)….RALPH VELEZ WILL BEGIN WORK AS THE CITIES NEW CITY MANAGER ON MONDAY. VELEZ REPLACES MARLYNE BEST, WHO LEFT FOR A SIMILAR POSITION IN IMPERIAL. VELEZ WILL START OFF EARNING $125,000 PER YEAR, WITH A CAR ALLOWANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS. KEVIN NORTHCRAFT, THE CURRENT INTERIM CITY MANAGER, IS EXPECTED TO STAY ON TO WORK WITH VELEZ UNTIL HE GETS UP TO SPEED ON CITY ISSUES. NORTHCRAFT WILL REPORTEDLY REMAIN WITH THE CITY FOR A FEW MONTHS, ALSO WORKING AS A CONSULTANT ON SOME PROJECTS.