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Garbage rates to increase 4.5 percent

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com City of San Benito garbage rates are expected to increase by more than 4 percent, which officials confirmed is a result of contractual obligations with the company conducting waste disposal. Ordinance No. 2409-G, which the City administration was expected to present to members of the San Benito City Commission …

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Board OKs extension, raise for Dr. Cantu

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ismael Cantu received a three-month contract extension at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Cantu also received a $50 raise, bringing his total pay per day to $550. The contract was approved by a 4-0 vote. Voting in favor of the extension were …

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Board to mull interim super contract Tuesday

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Time is nearly up on San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu’s contract as the Board of Trustees must decide whether to keep his services while an investigation into the district’s suspended superintendent, Antonio G. Limón, remains ongoing. A regular meeting of the San Benito CISD Board …

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Cantu cites fairness in decision to take less pay

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dr. Ismael Cantu cited fairness on Wednesday when asked why he opted to take substantially less money than his predecessors as the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District interim superintendent. “This is an interim position, and because it’s an interim position it’s not longterm,” Cantu said. “I just didn’t …

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Board to decide on interim’s salary, contract

NEWS Staff Report The salary and contract of interim superintendent Dr. Ismael Cantu will be decided by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 5. Scheduled for 6 p.m., trustees are expected to discuss Cantu’s contract and salary in a closed meeting before reconvening in …

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Board to decide Gantt’s future in San Benito

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Spencer Gantt is looking to stay the San Benito Greyhounds Head Football Coach and Athletic Director for the foreseeable future, and he hopes the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees agrees on Tuesday. Board members will discuss extending Gantt’s contract, which expires March 2014, during closed session at a …

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Obregon plans to continue as interim past Aug.

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Alfonso Obregón may have to stick around for a little while longer; the question is how long. Facing a potentially lengthy investigation into San Benito CISD’s suspended superintendent, Antonio G. Limón, Obregón confirmed Friday his intentions to continue serving as the interim superintendent. Obregón said his contract ends Aug. …

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Collective bargaining talks begin between city, union

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Employees Association is in its preliminary stages of negotiations with the City of San Benito. Lieutenant Isaac Vasquez of the association said, “We’re trying to establish a bargaining team. We’re going to try to get all the officers in and get the issues that …

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LIMON’S FUTURE UNDECIDED: Trustees individually evaluate superintendent

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Although the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees have again decided to take no action on the superintendent’s contract, which has been in question now for over three months, members did offer their evaluation of the superintendent via individual input. In a move that Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. …

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Superintendent’s contract up for discussion Monday

NEWS Staff Report Here we are again. The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, after five months of negotiations, will meet Monday, April 29, to once again discuss Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón’s summative evaluation and possible action on his contract. The item will be heard in closed session, as it has been the …

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