Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Various Sources
Jittery City of Brownsville employees in the Human Resources and Traffic departments are mystified at the sudden departure (and arrival in Traffic, of former HR director Oscar Salinas an the transfer (or possible three-day suspension) of his assistant Jossue Perez.
Salinas' apparent "transfer" took place over the July Fourth holiday.
Salinas being sent to Traffic, the Siberia of orange traffic cones, has triggered widespread speculation on the possible cause for the administrative moves. Salinas was sent to Traffic despite a noticeable lack of Traffic background. He will keep his salary of $86,141 while former director Robert Esparza was making $72,627.)
(Since we first posted this, we have received further details of the shake-up. According to one source: "Oscar Salinas was not sent to Traffic to be the Traffic Director. Mr. Carlos Lastra, Engineering Director was given Robert Esparza's duties and was rewarded with a raise. Oscar Salinas will be in traffic as an assistant to Dale Levsen, Traffic Lights Superintendent.)
The HR department figured prominently in the demotion and eventual firing of former Fire Department Chief Carlos Elizondo. His assistant fire chief Ernie Estrada had to be rehired after the 180-day limit passed and no charges had been filed against him as required under civil service rules. Estrada returned to the ranks as a basic firefighter.
(Since we first posted this, we have received further details of the shake-up. According to one source: "Oscar Salinas was not sent to Traffic to be the Traffic Director. Mr. Carlos Lastra, Engineering Director was given Robert Esparza's duties and was rewarded with a raise. Oscar Salinas will be in traffic as an assistant to Dale Levsen, Traffic Lights Superintendent.)
The HR department figured prominently in the demotion and eventual firing of former Fire Department Chief Carlos Elizondo. His assistant fire chief Ernie Estrada had to be rehired after the 180-day limit passed and no charges had been filed against him as required under civil service rules. Estrada returned to the ranks as a basic firefighter.
However, absent confirmation for the apparent shake-up at the city, it's anyone's guess what triggered the administration's moves.
13 comments:
Someone has started to sing, so get rid of the shrimp first, then the bass forget the herring get the SHARKS.
Hilts and Martinez better make a deal, it is Hilts they want, with his black book. Jail time is coming.
So? It's called administration.
Josh Perez? The main hr chief or what?
You really have no life, Montoya! Get a job, bro.
Excellent breaking news Juan when they get rid of that been here 50 years we need to know. Thanks Juan. Great work...
time to drain the swamp at Brownsville city hall, its about time, hahaha., lol
Several sources, you write??? Sources are things and people that can be trusted and not people who are in this world to make himself/herself better than anyone else. As a result, they keep feeding you what is suppose to be confidential information that should result in their firing immediately. They hide, like me, for the public by using this blog, but at least, tell the truth, vato.
People have so much time in their hands, they have to make up stories to justify the little information they were able to acquire.
What does he know about traffic signalization? Is he going to improve our traffic situation? How about a licensed traffic engineer?
I asked him when the hell will the city synchronize the traffic lights, he said what the hell is that.
Next HR director will probably be interim City Managers girlfriend Roxanna Rosas
A BARCC employee declined to speak with The Herald about the event, saying city employees have been warned against talking to media without prior approval from administrators.
City employees are not allowed to speak to the media? Who instituted this regulation if they can work at the city for over 50 years any city employee should be allowed to speak to the media. VERDAD JUAN?
If a regular city employee requests a transfer, they let them go. But for some reason if “director” can’t do the job, they get transferred just like Joe Vasquez, City Auditor, was recently moved to grants department.
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