City salaries need better oversight, says consultant
A consultant’s report that says, in short, that the City of Madera pays higher management salaries overall than do other cities in the Central Valley — also known as the “market median” — was the focus of a special report at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The pay levels of Madera’s senior municipal administrators have been […]
Recall committee starts signature campaign
A grassroots effort to get Mayor Andrew J. Medellin out of office was notched up Saturday by an effort to gather signatures on petitions to recall the mayor. Some 3,600 signatures must be gathered to put the recall on the November ballot. Recall proponents say they are targeting Medellin because he was unwilling to correct […]
City OKs new pot code, Next mayor pro-tem voted in; secret session held
The Madera City Council Wednesday night voted to appoint Council Member Jose Rodriguez as mayor pro tempore. In that role, he will preside over the council at times of the mayor’s absence or substituting for the mayor in other duties, such as public appearances. The council also passed the city’s new marijuana-growing ordinance to bring […]