A judge has ruled that the Glendale City Council had no legal authority to remove Councilmember Lupe Conchas from his post after he won a seat on the Salt River Project Board.
The council voted late last month to remove Conchas, citing a provision in the city’s charter saying no member shall hold any other paying public office.
SRP pays its board members $60 for every day they physically attend meetings.
In his ruling, Maricopa County Superior Court judge Greg Como said that doesn’t go against Glendale’s compensation rules. The ruling orders Glendale to return Conchas to the council and forever bars them from attempting to remove him again in relation to the SRP election.
“The majority of the council will decide how they want to move forward. But, at the end of the day, the cactus district residents now have their duly elected council member," Conchas said.
The city of Glendale says it has reviewed the ruling and is working to reinstate Conchas.
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