Interim City Attorney Appointment

At a glance

• What: The Council filled the City Attorney position on an interim basis in a closed session on a public employee appointment (item 1.1, Government Code section 54957(b)).
• Where it stands: Decided August 3, 2026. The City Attorney reported that the Council voted unanimously, with Councilmember Ponce absent, to appoint Donald Larkin of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP as Interim City Attorney effective August 6, 2026.
• Terms: Larkin is compensated at the rates set in the legal services agreement approved by Resolution No. 04-0015.

Sources

• Minutes, City Council and Concurrent Authorities special meeting, August 3, 2026: https://stockton.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=48&clip_id=9704

Log

2026-08-03 - City Council and Concurrent Authorities Special Meeting

• Closed session began 2:01 PM; no public comment. The Council recessed at 2:02 PM and reconvened at 3:00 PM.
• Reporting out, Arredondo (City Attorney) said the Council voted unanimously, Councilmember Ponce absent, to appoint Larkin of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP as Interim City Attorney effective August 6, 2026, at the rates under the legal services agreement approved by Resolution No. 04-0015. The meeting adjourned at 3:18 PM.
• Present: Fugazi, Blower, Villapudua, Padilla, Enríquez, Lee.

2026-11-10 - City Council and Concurrent Authorities

Consent item 5.2 (26-1233), a City Attorney legal services agreement with Colman Perkins Law Group, is listed on the November 10 agenda; outcome not yet recorded.