The advisor is Lathrop City Manager Stephen Salvatore.
"It does seem strange that you would hire someone for $20,000 a month, and then they would hire someone to help them do that job, at $11,000 a month," he said.
Documents show that so far, the city has paid Salvatore $22,000 for two months.
"To find out about it through the media a few days ago, yeah, it was a surprise," Blower said.
The council voted 4-3 to hire Colangelo as interim city manager, a split vote where Blower says the council should've looked at things more closely.
We tried to reach out to Colangelo as well as Salvatore. They did not return any emails or phone calls.
"Steve Colangelo acted well within his authority to consult and contract services under his discretionary budget. I commend him for being proactive in tapping into the expertise of one of the region's most seasoned city managers." Mayor Fugazi said that is what Stockton needs to move forward and make progress.
The next council meeting is June 3. Some councilmembers say they are hoping to get more clarity on the matter during that meeting.
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