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WVC senate has 'no confidence' in chancellor Tseng

It seems summer vacation is not approaching on a happy note for West Valley-Mission Community College District Chancellor Rose Tseng. Amid tense contract negotiations, the faculties at both West Valley Community College and Mission Community College have bombarded the administrator with complaints. It is expected that at the June 5 Board of Trustees meeting, faculty members will ask to have their complaints put on the board's June 19 agenda for discussion.

The faculties' move is one of many lately in opposition to Tseng. At their May 20 meeting, West Valley's academic senate entered a vote of no confidence against the chancellor. Mission's senate also entered a no-confidence vote last week after failing to get Tseng to agree to retire at the end of the year.

Duffin is new president of Saratoga GGG

Marlene Duffin, a political consultant, will be seated as president of the Saratoga Good Government Group during the GGG's annual meeting on June 7 at 10 a.m. in the Warner Hutton House, adjacent to City Hall on Fruitvale Avenue.

Al Roten will be seated as first vice president, Jane Dennis as second vice president, Roy Cook as secretary and Jim Ousley as treasurer.

Councilman Jim Shaw will be guest speaker, discussing "The State of the City."

Elections will be held for the group's board of directors. Candidates include: Susan Brandenburg, Judy Johnstone, Burt Kendall, Frank Patten, Ann Peterson, Don Sturdevant, Beth Wyman and Robert Gray.

Firm hired to search for new manager

The Saratoga City Council has chosen a recruitment firm to look for a new city manager. Hughes, Perry & Associates will search for possible candidates to replace former city manager Harry Peacock, fired by the council in March.

Also slated for the night's agenda is the revised city budget for fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99.

The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 13777 Fruitvale Ave.

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