What happened
The council approved changing its meeting schedule from three to two sessions per month, held on the first and third Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. The rules amendment passed 4-3, with Zepeda, Brown, and Bana voting no.
The council also directed the city manager to create new procedures for communication and counseling after police shootings. The policy passed 5-2, with Zepeda and Brown opposing, and would establish rules for sharing information publicly and supporting affected families and witnesses.
The council approved 17 routine items on consent, including a $50,000 addition to a recruiting firm contract and $171,223 in state grants to buy two police cars for DUI enforcement. Other notable items included purchasing $43,406 in encrypted radios for crisis response teams and accepting a $14,517 grant to join a human trafficking task force.
Discussion of hiring rules for construction on city-owned land was continued to a future meeting. The council also met privately with lawyers about a lawsuit involving the Surplus Property Authority and Riggers Loft Wine Company.
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