Mayor No-Confidence Resolution and Pending Cases

At a glance

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What: item 403-26, a resolution of no confidence in Mayor Brian DePeña, taken up after public comment about leak and hostile-workplace complaint investigations.
Where it stands: adopted October 20 on a roll call of 5 yes, 3 present, 1 no. The resolution is symbolic.
Related: the city attorney's periodic update (item 404-26) said nothing has changed in the federal and state cases against the mayor; both are set for hearings in early December, and the council tabled the item until there is concrete news.

2026-10-20 - City Council - Adopted the no-confidence resolution, 5 yes, 3 present, 1 no; tabled item 404-26 on the mayor's court cases pending a December update.
2026-10-13 - Ordinance and Committee of the Whole - The Committee of the Whole (the full council sitting as a committee, no public comment) sent item 403-26, a no-confidence resolution on Mayor Brian DePeña sponsored by Jeovanny Rodriguez, Ana Levy and Stephany Infante, to the full council with a favorable recommendation, 5 yes to 2 no (Marc Laplante and Rosaly Gonzalez), with Celina Reyes and Gregory Del Rosario absent. Laplante called the vote symbolic and backed letting the recall petition go to voters; Rodriguez said it expresses judgment on leadership, not guilt. The city attorney reported the mayor was arraigned that day in Superior Court in Salem on the state charges, pleaded not guilty and was released, with federal and state dates expected in December. Item 404-26 (update on the charges) was sent to the full council as a committee report with the intent to table it.
2026-10-06 - City Council - Motion to suspend Rule 12A failed (5 yes, 4 no; six needed), so the no-confidence resolution and the attorney general charges item went to the Committee of the Whole.