Meeting Archive

892 Compton City Council meetings on record. Meetings from 2024 onward are transcribed, translated, and summarized; earlier years link to the city's published agenda.

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 5h 29m

Transcript on file — not yet summarized

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 4h 13m

Council votes 3-1-1 to keep Richland Farms preferential parking despite resident petition to end it

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 3h 35m

Residents threaten lawsuits over council's refusal to act on verified Richland Farms parking petition

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · 5h 38m

Richland Farms parking petition with 50%+ signatures sat unprocessed since March; council tables termination vote

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Meeting cancelled

Status:Cancelled — no proceedings to process

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Meeting cancelled

Status:Cancelled — no proceedings to process

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Meeting cancelled

Status:Cancelled — no proceedings to process

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · 3h 48m

Proposed $10M warehouse tax measure dies as council fails to advance it to November ballot

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 6h 21m

AQMD confirms 8 violations, 130+ complaints against World Oil in 2026; company skips public workshop

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 3h 8m

Council delays $870K HUD award for second week amid concerns over nonprofit's legitimacy and local presence

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Monday, July 20, 2026 · 42m

Council completes second-round interviews for city controller but makes no public announcement of selection

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · 4h 50m

$870K homeless services contract dies for lack of a second; council member warns city risks losing future HUD funding

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · 5h 58m

Family testifies 19-year-old shooting victim's body left uncovered 12 hours; council requests IA probe of deputies

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · 6h 21m

No agenda published

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 4h 23m

Council member questions if colleagues who kept law firm gifts should vote on that firm's contract renewal

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Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 3h 50m

Spicer alleges 'gift of public funds' in plan to let org owing city $200K use facility rent-free

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 3h 52m

Residents demand June 2 election be invalidated, alleging council violated its own all-mail ballot resolution

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Residents demand city action on World Oil refinery as citations mount and families report health effects

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · 5h 51m

Council censures Spicer for Cal Card misuse, strips committee roles, and refers case to DA

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 4h 21m

Outside attorney finds credit card policy violations by Council Member Spicer; referral to police and DA fails two-thirds vote

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 4h 7m

City manager pledges full credit card misuse investigation report at next week's meeting

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Meeting cancelled

Status:Cancelled — no proceedings to process

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · 3h 53m

Compton audit uncovers 12 material weaknesses in financial controls and reporting

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Meeting cancelled

Status:Cancelled — no proceedings to process

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · 4h 0m

Council rejects $1,623 travel authorization; tables landfill agreement over contamination concerns and missing contractor reports

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026 · 4h 6m

City manager placed on administrative leave pending investigation as council approves surveillance camera contract amid privacy concerns

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 · 2h 19m

Council approves $3M landfill deal pulled from consent agenda as residents raise environmental hazard concerns

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 · 1h 47m

Council approves $1.22M Bowman contract with abstention; firm's identical prior amount reappears in current line items

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 · 1h 49m

Council approves $204K road project amendment to repeat vendor with one abstention; $98K branding contract passes unanimously

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 3h 10m

Council tables $350K tobacco grant over overtime pay concerns for code enforcement inspections

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 5h 10m

Council approves spending items split below thresholds; residents demand halt to permit parking enforcement in Richland Farms

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

42 agenda items on file

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 · 2h 53m

City manager reveals parking ordinance erroneously suspended by former attorney; promises amendment options next week

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · 3h 47m

Council approves $50,220 payment kiosk contract structured to avoid spending threshold review

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 4h 37m

Residents demand city disclose ICE coordination after enforcement activity in Compton

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

No agenda published

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 · 4h 14m

Council splits 4-1 on $350,000 tobacco enforcement grant, with Bowers dissenting on overtime allocation

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

No agenda published

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025 · 3h 14m

Public demands censure of Councilmember Spicer over credit card use under DA investigation

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 1h 40m

Residents cite city code violation in Richland Farms parking enforcement; two speakers formally notice officials over Spicer credit card investigation

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · 3h 4m

City suspends purchasing card program pending formal investigation into credit card charges

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025 · 1h 13m

Mayor announces special meeting after public allegations of city credit card misuse by Councilmember Spicer

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Agenda PDF on file

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 · 3h 40m

Councilmember Spicer addresses public concerns over city credit card charge linked to her name

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

No agenda published

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 · 1h 48m

Council approves $143K contract with Natelson Dale Group despite lower competing bids

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025 · 2h 26m

Council tables $65.87M CalPERS payment and $143K economic development contract without voting

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 · 1h 28m

Council approves $75K and $60K maintenance contracts using matching dual line items, with GPS monitoring deal structured below spending thresholds

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025 · 2h 9m

Council uses fund balance to pay past-due invoices to equipment vendors

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 · 1h 5m

Council Member Bowers demands fuel usage breakdown after approving $600K in gasoline orders without data

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