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Jun 4, 2026

personnel board

The Compton Personnel Board held a special meeting on June 4, 2026, approving several routine staffing actions including eligibility lists for two assistant electrician and three office assistant positions, three temporary 90-day appointments, and the exemption of an associate civil engineer position from classified service for up to six months while recruitment continues. The board abolished the Code Enforcement Officer 2 eligibility list because those positions have been reclassified as Public Safety Supervisors, and abolished the Painter list after the top candidate fell through. The board tabled approval of October 2023 meeting minutes so newer members could review video recordings, while approving the May 2026 minutes with one abstention from newly appointed member Bryant. Board member Black raised concerns about expiring temporary payroll specialist appointments in the city controller's office and was told recruitment should be ready for the next regular meeting.

Jan 13, 2026

city council

The council's largest spending approval was a $350,000 budget amendment appropriating California DOJ tobacco enforcement grant funds — $332,000 of that amount designated for overtime — passed 4-1 with Bowers dissenting; the council also approved a $220,493 contract amendment with NV5, Inc. for the Wilmington Avenue pedestrian and bicycle project (5-0) and an $82,500 grant administration agreement with Corelink Consulting (5-0, voted in a block with items 10 and 11). Three separate consent-calendar items each totaled exactly $50,000: a purchase order to TV Pro Gear, Inc. for council meeting production equipment (5-0), a purchase order to TAJ Trading Corporation DBA TAJ Office and School Supply for small business workshop supplies (4-0-1, Bowers abstaining, after two public commenters stated the recipient businesses were not identified in the agenda package), and a purchase order to Sherwin-Williams for anti-graffiti paint (5-0, in the block vote) — three contracts at an identical dollar amount spanning different departments and vendors. The meeting also included approval of $54,716 in recurring annual fees to the State Water Resources Control Board and $9,900 in Charter Review Committee stipends (both 5-0), while the March 2025 minutes were tabled due to the packet not being included. Outside of spending, the council voted 5-0 in open session to recruit a city controller following closed session, received and filed Bishop Guillory's resignation from the Public Safety Commission (5-0), denied Commissioner Inez Adkins a six-month leave of absence (5-0), and heard competing presentations from Oliveras Madruga, Nassiman LLP, and Sanders Roberts for special legal counsel services, with no contract awarded at this meeting.

Sep 16, 2025

city council

No new spending was approved at this September 16, 2025 meeting. The council voted 3-0 — Council Members Duhart and Bowers not recorded as voting, with Bowers confirmed absent by a public commenter — to enter closed session covering the City Controller's performance evaluation and three active lawsuits (Nicole Hill, Fred Brown, and Adrianna Shrem vs. City of Compton); upon reconvening, the city attorney reported only that the city controller was directed to provide specific information to all council members, with no further reportable action taken on any of the three litigation matters. The council received an informational grants department presentation describing prior expenditures — over $1.5 million on park improvements at Wilson and Ludus Parks, more than $650,000 distributed to 22 small businesses, and $350,000 committed to a second round of housing rehabilitation for 10 applicants — but no vote was taken on any of these figures, and no new vendors or contracts were approved. Eight members of the public addressed the meeting; multiple speakers questioned a $450,000 lawsuit payout referenced in prior records but not on this agenda, raised concerns that approximately $10 million in city investment returns had not been formally amended into the adopted budget, and criticized campaign contributions from World Oil to several council members in connection with an ongoing environmental permit matter.

Jun 17, 2025

city council

The council tabled both the FY2025-2026 citywide budget ($262.32M total, $89.71M from the General Fund) — deferred at Council Member Darden's request to verify corrections — and a proposed $164,550 project management contract with Weaver and Tidwell LLP for ERP software implementation, deferred pending a direct vendor presentation to the council. Two additional payments to auditor Eadie and Payne were approved: $23,416 from the General Fund for out-of-scope work on the completed FY2022-2023 audit (4-0-1, Spicer abstaining) and $18,522 from the General Fund for anticipated out-of-scope work on the FY2023-2024 audit (5-0); both amounts are part of a repeat-vendor pattern spanning two agenda items, the $23,416 amount sits just below the city's $25,000 approval threshold, and the auditor acknowledged during Item 6's discussion that the work had been completed before the council authorized payment, without the prior written approval required by contract. On-call administrative investigation services agreements with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore ($440) and JL Group LLC ($450), pulled from the consent agenda by Council Member Duart for separate discussion, passed 5-0. The FY2022-2023 audited financial statements (Item 1) are an informational item carrying no spending approval; the presentation disclosed 18 audit findings — most recurring — and the item was tabled after the city treasurer and city controller publicly disputed conflicting investment earnings figures in the management discussion and analysis, with no members of the public addressing that item directly.

Feb 4, 2025

city council

The council's largest approved expenditure was a $945,688 contract with NV5 Inc. for engineering design on the Center Avenue green street and storm drain project, funded by state grants and passed without discussion with Duhart, Spicer, Bowers, and Sharif voting yes and Darton's vote not captured in the transcript. A $225,000 three-year contract with JL Group LLC for fraud investigation services (General Fund) and $170,950 to Envisio Solutions Inc. for performance management software — structured as four sub-$100,000 payments, a flagged possible split-payment pattern — both passed with Duhart, Spicer, Bowers, and Sharif voting yes and Darton not recorded. The item generating the most debate was $149,863 to Eadie and Payne LLC for audit services billed outside the original contract scope, structured as three sub-$100,000 invoices including one ($24,246) just below the $25,000 approval threshold; three public speakers questioned who authorized the additional work, the city controller stated the auditor was conditioning progress on the FY2023 audit report on receipt of payment, and the item passed with Duhart and Sharif voting yes and Spicer abstaining, with Bowers and Darton's votes not recorded. The council also approved $200,000 to recurring vendors including Jankovich for fleet gasoline, with Duhart, Bowers, and Sharif voting yes and Spicer and Darton not recorded, and $30,960 to New West Landscaping for golf course maintenance, with Duhart, Spicer, Bowers, and Sharif voting yes and Darton not recorded.

Jun 11, 2024

city council

The council's only itemized spending approval on June 11, 2024 was a $1,076 purchase order to Staples Advantage for Parks & Recreation office supplies, passed 5-0 as part of the consent agenda alongside warrant approvals and three sets of prior meeting minutes; no split payments, repeat vendors, or threshold-adjacent amounts were present among the structured spending items. The council voted 5-0 to authorize travel to the 92nd U.S. Conference of Mayors (June 20–23, 2024), though a separate attendance poll showed only Mayor Sharif intended to go, with all four council members voting against attending (1-4 on attendance). No new spending was approved under unfinished business; the council voted 4-0 (Bowers absent) to receive and file the FY 2020-2021 audited financial statements — an informational action, not a spending decision — following a presentation by EDN Payne auditor Eden Castreno, who disclosed two material weaknesses, six significant deficiencies, a qualified opinion on cash allocation tied to an unreconciled $80 million journal entry posted in 2011 with no backup documentation, and stated the audit took one year and ten months to complete. The city manager presented the proposed FY 2024-25 budget of approximately $254 million at a public hearing adjourned 5-0 without an adoption vote; eleven residents spoke during general public comment on topics including potholes, encampments, audit irregularities, and a $69 million prior-year accounting adjustment the city controller attributed to accumulated errors.

Jun 4, 2024

city council

The council approved a $225,000 contract to The Scanning Company for document scanning services paid from the General Fund (5-0) and an $83,000 contract to LiveView Technologies for two mobile surveillance cameras leased over 24 months using JAG grant funds (5-0). The Scanning Company is flagged as a repeat vendor: the single $225,000 approval includes three sub-$100,000 budget allocation line items — $50,000, $50,000, and $25,000 — summing to $125,000. A $3,612 consent item for in-kind contributions to the Veterans Stand Down passed 4-0-1 with Bowers abstaining; of nine public commenters, one described the item as campaign-related spending tied only to Districts 1 and 4. A legal services retainer agreement for fiscal years 2023–24 and 2024–25, covering outside law firms at rates up to $350 per hour, was not brought to a vote after the city attorney withdrew endorsement, citing firm performance concerns and noting in-house attorneys earn $50 per hour. A motion to receive and file the FY 2020–2021 audited financial statements — a non-spending informational item — was tabled after Councilwoman Duhart requested additional review time; the city controller stated the audit identified approximately $69 million in prior-period adjustments, and the external auditor stated FY 2022 and 2023 audits are targeted for completion by December 2024.

May 7, 2024

city council

The council's largest new contract approval was $996,368 to ACCO Engineered Systems for HVAC systems and security cages at eight city facilities (Item 16, 5-0); ACCO appears across five line items in two agenda items (Items 16 and 17), totaling approximately $3.44M including ARPA-funded budget allocations, making it the meeting's most prominent repeat vendor. Additional spending approved included a $210,707 payment to The Arroyo Group for an MTA-funded transit-oriented development plan (Item 17, 5-0), a $226,000 contract with the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority for the Artesia Bridge project (Item 19, 5-0), release of $317,918 in contractor retention to All American Asphalt upon acceptance of Street Rehabilitation Phase 2B completion — a project with $6.36M in prior expenditures to that vendor (Item 18, 5-0) — and a $100,000 grant to Cressey Park Legends for a baseball memorial at Gonzalez Park (Item 15, 5-0). A $46,000 purchase order to El Gran Torino Corporation for street sweeping signs appeared on the action agenda sitting $4,000 below the $50,000 threshold that triggers additional council scrutiny; a $75,000 budget amendment for temporary staffing at the City Controller's office (Tandym Group LLC and Robert Half International Inc.) was pulled from the consent agenda by staff and received no separate vote, with at least one speaker questioning why the city repeatedly funds temp agency contracts rather than making permanent hires. The lease agreement with CHIRLA for city-owned space at 700 North Bullis Road — generating approximately $39,139 annually in revenue to the city — passed 4-1 with Councilman Bowers dissenting, after the city manager recommended striking 'civic engagement' language from the staff report. More than twenty residents addressed the council during public comment, raising concerns about gun violence response, prostitution near Long Beach Boulevard, street conditions, controller's office staffing, and difficulty contacting city officials.

Mar 26, 2024

city council

The council's largest single contract approved at this meeting was $57,500 to Matrix Consulting Group for fire department labor cost analysis — funded through the American Rescue Plan Fund, passed 5-0 — after the city controller disclosed that only one vendor responded to the RFP; the structured agenda also lists $4.23M and $4.02M in recurring General Fund expenditures associated with this item, but neither figure was discussed in open session. A $45,000 contract with Future Buildings for a metal storage building at fire station #3 — sitting just below the city's $50,000 approval threshold — was initially voted through 5-0 after brief discussion, but was pulled back before adjournment when the city controller sought to add account code lines clarifying a fund transfer between Measure P and the General Fund; the item will return at a future meeting. A $2,525 purchase order to Johnson Controls, Inc. for City Hall HVAC temperature sensor and flow switch replacement passed 5-0 with no discussion. Thirteen residents addressed the council during public comment, raising concerns that included a stalled AFSCME union contract expired since 2019, ADA noncompliance at city facilities, the absence of Spanish-language translation services, street and infrastructure deterioration, and alleged harassment at a local cemetery.