Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The council's only spending approval was Item 5: $1,487.96 in General Fund expenditures for travel to the League of California Cities Mayor and Council Members Academy in Sacramento (January 21–23, 2026), structured as four separate line items — $675.00 payable to League of California Cities and three additional amounts of $508.96, $229.00, and $75.00 with no named vendors — approved 4-0, with Spicer absent. The city attorney publicly described a $200,000 settlement with former city official Eric Perrodin resolving two cross-litigation matters, but those agenda items were classified as informational and no open-session vote was recorded. Approximately 30 residents signed up for public comment; the dominant issue was opposition to the Richland Farms preferential parking ordinance, with multiple speakers citing the city's own code provision requiring 50% resident permit uptake before enforcement signs may be installed and stating that only roughly 40 of more than 400 homes had applied. Two speakers read California Penal Code 424 — covering misappropriation of public funds — into the record and formally noticed the city manager and all four council members regarding credit card charges attributed to Councilman Spicer; the mayor stated the investigation is ongoing and that the council has no control over its timeline.