Meeting Archive

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 · 3h 45m

Council approves $800K annual fire dispatch contract with Downey as costs climb from $381K since 2008

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 · 2h 26m

Council defers $35M tax rate ordinance to September for additional pension tax explanation

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 · 2h 30m

Council approves $484,577 road repair contract with pattern of split payments across six line items

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · 1h 27m

Council approves veterans event funding while Bowers contests unequal nonprofit support compared to denied Kids Club grant

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 · 3h 45m

Council approves $262.32 million budget 4-1 with Darden dissenting; Spicer Mayor Pro Tem appointment tabled pending legal review

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 · 4h 4m

Auditor paid $23,416 below threshold for work completed before council approval, violating contract terms

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 · 2h 58m

Council approves $578,658 equipment purchase and $283,500 cloud computing contract, both without discussion

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 · 4h 43m

Council approves road sign purchase after correcting resolution's citation of wrong spending authority threshold

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · 3h 36m

Council approves ordinance requiring contractors to disclose labor violations on large construction projects

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 · 3h 44m

Council approves $2.73M chlorine contract with HASA Inc. structured across four line items; residents question sewer charge as double-taxation

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · 4h 31m

Speaker questions whether city followed charter requirements for engineer review and property owner notices on $3.3M utility project

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · 1h 56m

Council approves $1,468 travel costs despite public questions about disclosure of past conference spending

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · 2h 16m

Council votes to modify legal services contract after Brown Act violation dispute with outside counsel

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 · 3h 49m

Council appoints special counsel without disclosing contract amount as mayor pulls legal services agreement

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 · 2h 20m

Council approves $1.2M annual traffic signal contract with sole provider Yunex despite unaddressed repair requests dating to 2021

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 · 3h 52m

Council tables board appointments after finding applicant ineligible; to develop standardized interview process

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 · 2h 14m

Council approves $698K playground contract without signed document, citing grant deadline forces gas buses over fuel alternatives

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 · 3h 37m

Council tables $970K in spending items due to lack of quorum for required supermajority votes

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 · 1h 52m

Council delays illegal dumping contract vote after members push higher-cost vendor despite staff recommendation

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 · 4h 39m

Council approves $2.18M in contracts with MIG Inc. and $1.93M with Innovative Playgrounds across multiple agenda items with no discussion

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · 1h 38m

Council approves rent increases for Shields for Families, Volunteers of America after Darden catches multiple errors in initial resolution

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 · 4h 1m

Council approves $724K Microsoft contract with sole vendor after manager cites proprietary platform exemption from competitive bidding

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 · 2h 54m

Public disputes city manager's accounting of $125,000 in Republic Services payments

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 · 4h 24m

Council approves $350K to company that also donated soccer field at Burrell McDonald Park

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 · 2h 21m

Council approves audit contract with questioned authorization as auditor conditions report on payment

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 · 2h 59m

City manager warns of $3.3M in unallocated CDBG funds at risk of federal clawback; council performance review tabled after quorum failure

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 · 1h 29m

Council approves $419,883 playground contract that appears twice in agenda for $839,766 total

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 · 2h 13m

Council approves $416,428 construction contract amendment for security upgrades with scope additions not anticipated in original June 2023 authorization

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

No agenda published

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 · 14m

City Council tables ordinance to establish Olympics/Tourist Committee until 2025

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 · 2h 51m

Council approves $580K Everfence contract split across two agenda items; similar structure used for $384K City Fabrick deal

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 · 3h 19m

Public speaker questions city's pattern of late vendor payments and manager's use of personal credit card for city expenses

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 · 1h 46m

Council approves purchasing card program after public concerns about past credit card misuse

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 · 1h 49m

Council approves $103,800 PR contract extension despite dissent, plans termination once new communications officer hired

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 · 3h 24m

Council pulls credit card policy after attorney flags approval flaw; public raises prior misuse concerns

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 · 3h 14m

Council approves $318,285 in contracts with Rite-Way Corporation across two separate roof replacement items in single meeting

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · 1h 25m

Council approves $527,000 ShotSpotter contract structured with payments below $100,000 threshold

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 · 3h 50m

City's $246 million investment portfolio already exceeds full-year interest projections after three months

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 · 1h 41m

City attorney says his authority was bypassed on legal services retainer agenda item; city manager disputes claim

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 · 4h 27m

Council approves $1/year lease to nonprofit instead of $41,904 annual rate in 4-0 vote

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 · 3h 14m

Council votes to reconsider $203,944 health services contract after allegation one vendor doesn't exist

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 · 2h 39m

City manager reveals vendor licensing issues mid-vote; Bowers dissents on youth counseling contract over vetting concerns

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 · 2h 18m

Council appoints interim building inspector under PERS rehire rules, possibly retroactively

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 · 1h 54m

Council pulls interim building inspector appointment over resolution errors and retroactive pay questions

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · 2h 56m

City manager pulls $120,000 fuel purchase order before vote with no explanation on record

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 · 6h 9m

Council Member Spicer dissents on $1.01M software contract as part of pattern of paired vendor deals