The City Council for the City of Fresno convened in special session on September
29, 2022, at 12:00 P.M. concurrently with a separately noticed regular meeting.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 -
Council President Nelson Esparza
Vice President Tyler Maxwell
Councilmember Esmeralda Z. Soria
Councilmember Mike Karbassi
Councilmember Miguel Angel Arias
Councilmember Luis Chavez
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld
APPROVE AGENDA
On motion of Councilmember Soria, seconded by Vice President
Maxwell, the agenda was APPROVED. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 6 - Esparza, Maxwell, Soria, Arias, Chavez and Bredefeld
Absent: 1 - Karbassi
Notice of Special Closed Session Meeting - Signed
1. CLOSED SESSION
During open session, Council President Esparza opened the floor for public
comment on the closed session matters. Chief Assistant City Attorney
Badhesha read the list of closed session cases to be discussed and
announced there could be a report of action in relation to the City Controller
performance evaluation (ID 22-1536).
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, Government Code
Section 54957(b): consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of
performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee.
1-.A.
Title: City Controller
The above item was discussed in closed session. Following the closed
session, Chief Assistant City Attorney Griffin reported the following in open
session:
By a unanimous 7-0 vote, Council approved the City Manager's decision to
terminate City Controller Lima and appoint Assistant City Manger Qunito, as
the interim City Controller. The vote authorized the Council President to
sign the termination notice on behalf of the Council and directed the
