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20October
2026
10.1 hours · 37 items

Regular City Council & Special Housing Authority Meeting

  1. The council renewed the police department's three-year, $175,908 Lexipol policy manual contract four votes to three, after rejecting Councilmember Hernandez's motion to end it and write police policy in-house.

    Police oversightPublic safety

  2. The Lexipol debate ended in a heated personal exchange between Mayor Amezcua and Councilmember Hernandez before Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza called for the vote.

    Police oversightPublic safety

  3. The mayor apologised for the exchange at the close of the meeting.

    Police oversightPublic safety
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