2026-09-28 - City Council Special Meeting
Summary
Built from the official minutes (status: Preliminary on Legistar, unofficial until approved at the next meeting). No video is posted, so there is no transcript or timing. The minutes record motions and votes, not discussion; "Np" in the minutes is shown here as "no vote recorded". The citizen comments section lists no speakers.
- Special meeting, 12:00 PM to 4:19 PM; all nine members present; the Council went into executive session for the later items.
- Approved a 4 percent merit increase for the City Attorney, effective June 27, 2026 (8-0).
- Voted 8-0 to proceed as directed after consulting outside counsel about potential City Charter violations.
- Open-session agenda items on a Council governance manual chapter and an organizational efficiency policy show no recorded motion.
City Attorney Merit Increase
- Item 6: Gutierrez moved, Perez seconded; 8-0, no vote recorded for A. Cigarroa. Items 4 (an employment matter under Charter Section 2.06) and 5 (City Manager performance) show no action.
City Charter Violation Procedures
- Item 7: proceed as directed, 8-0. Item 8: outside counsel consultation on an enforcement ordinance, no motion.
Council Governance Manual
- Item 2: adoption of Chapter 3 on meetings, agendas and directives; no motion recorded.
City Department Consolidation
- Item 3: organizational efficiency and consolidation policy; no motion recorded.
Other business
- Motion to go into executive session carried 9-0 (Gutierrez moved, Garza seconded). Adjournment at 4:19 PM carried 8-0.