Pico Rivera City Manager Update
(September 21, 2006 3:11 PM)

Although speakers at last night's city council meeting attempted to give glowing reports of the city manager's accomplishments, in the end, the blotched and unwarranted closing of the Pico Rivera Stables and the lack of experience and education lead to the dismissal of Charles P.Fuentes as the City Manager of Pico Rivera.

With Beilke and Ramirez voting as Fuentes' allies, the majority of Armenta, Garcia and Salcido voted to oust the former Chief of Staff of Grace Napolitano. This came after eight months of protest from the members of CTIP and disappointed residents. From the very beginning, the process to hire a City Manager was flawed. Fuentes, Beilke's campaign manager and campaign contributor, was never qualified for the position of running a city and it was only Beilke's incessant campaigning that convinced the other four councilmen to vote in favor of hiring Fuentes.

Now the only remaining question is - Will the City Council of Pico Rivera pursue an honest, diligent, and unbiased hiring process that will provide our city with the best possible candidate to become our new City Manager.

Raul Murga
Pico Rivera
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