San Benito city manager may lose his job

SAN BENITO — City Manager Manuel De Rosa’s job might be on the line.

Today, City Commissioner Tony Gonzales said the city is rescheduling a closed-door meeting for Tuesday to discuss De La Rosa’s job and the possibility of appointing an interim city manager.

On Wednesday, the city canceled a special meeting in which commissioners were scheduled to meet in closed session to “deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee: City Manager.”

The meeting’s agenda also called for the possible appointment of an interim city manager.

Gonzales declined to disclose the reason he and Commissioner Rick Guerra called for the meeting to discuss De La Rosa’s job.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Carol Lynn Sanchez stated she did not know the reason the meeting was being called.

Guerra, Mayor Ben Gomez and Commissioner Rene Villafranco did not respond to requests for comment.

De La Rosa also declined comment.