What: five allegations of Open Meeting Law violations arising from the Council's special meeting of 2026-07-06.
Where it stands: on 2026-07-08 the Council denied all five, each 5-0 with Councilor Pelin Kohn abstaining.
Next: none stated. The minutes do not describe the substance of the allegations.
Details
Agenda item 2026-281 at the special meeting held after the regular meeting. The Council discussed each allegation individually.
Five motions, each by Councilor Sal Alfano and seconded by Councilor Ben Doyle: deny Allegation No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5. Each was approved 5-0 with Councilor Kohn abstaining.
No public comment was received at the special meeting.
The meeting at issue is 2026-07-06 - City Council, at which Stephen Whitaker had spoken on concerns about the meeting and executive session process before the Council went into executive session. On 2026-06-24 Mr. Whitaker had also raised alleged Open Meeting Law violations in public comment (2026-06-24 - City Council).