Domestic Violence Training for City Employees

At a glance

What: a motion by Hutt, co-authored by Hernandez, directing the Personnel Department, the Police Department and the Community Investment Department to strengthen domestic violence and intimate partner violence training for city employees and managers.
Where it stands: introduced during the Domestic Violence Awareness Month presentation on 2026-10-16; new motions were posted and referred. The committee and Council File number are not stated in the audio.
Related: on 2026-10-14 the Council adopted Hutt's motion (Council File 23-1042-S4, with Hernandez) moving 438 dollars from the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Events line to General Services (Hiring Hall) to light City Hall for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 15, 2026; 13 ayes, 0 noes.
Next: committee consideration; target launch at the start of fiscal year 2027-28.

Abigail Marquez, general manager of the Community Investment Department, described the city's survivor services unit, a housing-retention program for survivors (she cited a 97 percent rate of keeping participants housed) and a shortage of beds: fewer than 1,500 across the county.
Nazarian, Rodriguez, Raman and Hernandez spoke in support. Rodriguez and Hernandez tied the funding gaps to federal and state cuts and to budget priorities.
A public commenter later criticized the city's domestic violence services as ineffective in her own case.

About 19 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-16 - City Council	19

Journal: item 20 adopted, 13 ayes, 0 noes; 438 dollars for the October 15 City Hall illumination.

2026-10-16 - City Council - Hutt introduced the motion during the awareness-month presentation; colleagues spoke in support.