EL PASOANS FACE 7.5% AVERAGE INCREASE IN CITY PROPERTY TAX
We drafted a chart comparing the City’s no-new-revenue tax rate to the adopted tax rate for every fiscal year from 2015 through 2027. When the adopted tax rate is higher…
PECOS TERMINATES CONTRACT WITH TOMMY GONZALEZ AND NICOLE FERRINI SURFACES AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
https://elpasoheraldpost.com/2026/04/24/breaking-news-pecos-terminates-contact-with-tommy-gonzalez-and-nicole-ferrini-surfaces-as-assistant-city-manager/
TOMMY GONZALEZ IS CITY MANAGER OF MIDLAND BUT MOONLIGHTS IN PECOS FOR $9,500/MONTH
Tommy Gonzalez was City Manager of El Paso from 2014 until February 28, 2023, when he was fired without cause. His final salary was $424,595 plus benefits. We reported that…
GONZALEZ IS MIDLAND CITY MANAGER BUT CONSULTS FOR TWO OTHER TEXAS CITIES
Less than five months after he was fired by our City Council and paid nearly $890,000 in severance, Tommy Gonzalez was hired July 11, 2023 as City Manager of Midland…
LIST OF 96 RECIPIENTS OF CAR ALLOWANCE CITED IN CITY AUDIT
The City’s current Vehicle Allowance Program Policy was implemented under City Manager Tommy Gonzalez on August 31, 2015 and has never been updated. Chief City Auditor Edmundo Calderon published his…
ABBOT APPOINTS TOMMY GONZALEZ TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Three days ago, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he appointed former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Our City…
VERONICA CARBAJAL CLAIMS SHE “INFLUENCED” CITY COUNCIL TO FIRE CITY MANAGER TOMMY GONZALEZ
We invite you to read the excellent commentary by Christopher Hernandez: Carbajal faces fellow progressive Joshua Acevedo in the runoff election for City District 2. Early voting began on January…
HOW WAS NICOLE FERRINI CROWNED “CLIMATE OFFICER” OF THE CITY OF EL PASO?
On November 8, 2022, Proposition C passed with only 50.63% voter support, mandating “the issuance of $5,200,000 General Obligation Bonds for renewable energy and resource use efficiency improvements and planning.”…
CITY AUDITOR CALDERON FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF EL PASO, TOMMY GONZALEZ, CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, KARLA NIEMAN AND THREE OTHERS
City Auditor Edmundo Calderon has filed a lawsuit against the City of El Paso and named six individuals as defendants: Former City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, City Attorney Karla Nieman, Assistant…
CITY TO REVISE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, REMOVING FINAL OBSTACLE TO ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN EL PASO
Item 32 of the City Council Agenda for October 24 deletes Section 20.20.080.A.1 of the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance, which purports to regulate properties that are on the National Register…