City of El Centro Special Council Meeting :: October 13, 2026

The City of El Centro’s October 13, 2026 special council meeting included unanimous 5–0 approval of the final resolution authorizing transfer of El Centro Regional Medical Center’s hospital facility, related real property, and other assets to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District (IVHD), along with execution of documents needed to complete the transfer. Staff described this as the culmination of a process begun under an asset transfer agreement approved in July 2025. The meeting then convened the El Centro Financing Authority, which also voted 5–0 to approve amended and restated 2018 bond documents, including a trust agreement and installment purchase agreement. Under the arrangements, IVHD will assume the hospital’s related bond-payment obligations; no bond amount was stated. These actions advance the regional healthcare transition but were not conventional procurement awards, and no RFPs, vendor selections, or purchasing decisions were identified.

The council also approved the city clerk’s employment terms on the consent agenda, including four 2% cost-of-living adjustments and a $300 monthly car allowance; the transcript states a base salary of $88,698.05 per month. Other agenda items recognized Fire Prevention Week and Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week. Council members discussed staffing demands, including the possibility of adding firefighters if future measures are successful, but took no action on that discussion.