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Pecos City Council to Meet on July 14 Over City Manager Hiring

The city of Pecos is sitting between a rock and a hard place after hiring a city manager with a shaky past. On Wednesday night, the City Council hired a new City Manager, Jim Aguilera.
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PECOS - The city of Pecos is sitting between a rock and a hard place after hiring a city manager with a shaky past.

On Wednesday night, the City Council hired a new City Manager, Jim Aguilera.

It was supposed to be a happy occasion but questions about Aguilera's past began to surface

Turns out Aguilera was arrested on bribery charges 12 years ago while working in California.

A Pecos city newspaper learned of the charges and reported them.

Pecos City Mayor Venetta Seals tells NewsWest 9, Aguilera was originally charged with facilitating a bribe but it was downgraded to a misdemeanor and was later taken off his record.

Aguilera's background check only covered the State of Texas but it still wouldn't have showed up because the incident was expunged.

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