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Santa Maria Council to receive transit system update, hear Measure U oversight report | Government and Politics | #citycouncil

The Santa Maria City Council will meet in Council Chambers on Tuesday to hear items including an update on the Santa Maria Regional Transit system and the consideration of appointments to multiple community oversight boards. Those boards include the Measure U Citizens Oversight Committee and the Recreation and Parks Commission. The Council will also hear a presentation […]

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Jackson City Council considers eliminating City Attorney’s Office | #citycouncil

The Jackson City Council is considering eliminating the City Attorney’s Office because they don’t believe they’re getting fair representation.The council met behind closed doors but didn’t take a vote on it.City Attorney Catoria Martin is at the center of the discussion. Council members believe she doesn’t understand her unique role in city government. The City […]

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Council records ‘no confidence’ in Vidor mayor

In a 4-2 vote taken at their Sept. 14 regular meeting, the Vidor City Coun- cil approved a resolution calling for a vote of no confidence for Mayor Misty Songe concerning the handling of the city manager, who is currently on forced administrative leave. Sept. 1, City Manager Robbie Hood was placed on paid administrative […]

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ‘concerned’ for ‘what could come’ following Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sending ‘1st bus’ of migrants

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — L.A. City Council members are calling for a federal investigation into whether Texas Gov. Greg Abbott committed crimes — such as human trafficking — when he bused asylum seekers more than 1,000 miles with no food or water. The announcement came several days after the 42 migrants first arrived in Los […]

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Anticipated MUD rate hike not related to streetcar construction plans

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha-area natural gas and water rates are going up, but the mayor’s office says it’s not because of the streetcar. According to a news release from Mayor Jean Stothert’s office, officials from the Metropolitan Utility District told Omaha City Council members on Tuesday that the rate hikes were needed “to pay […]

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Buckeye City Council appoints city attorney | News | #citycouncil

At the Oct. 18 regular meeting, Buckeye City Council appointed K. Scott McCoy as the city’s new attorney. Set to serve as the city of Buckeye’s first in-house counsel, McCoy brings over 17 years of municipal law and land use experience to the city, most recently as assistant city attorney for the city of Yuma. […]

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Mayor To Present 2023 City Budget Monday; Council to Hold Budget Hearing Wednesday

RAPID CITY—The Rapid City Council will convene a budget hearing and first reading of the 2023 City budget next Wednesday (August 17) at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall.  The session is open to the public.              The 2023 City budget proposal will be presented to the Rapid […]

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Spokane’s mayor just named a new city attorney, but the City Council president wants to change who makes the pick | Local News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander

click to enlarge Erick Doxey photo Interim City Attorney Lynden Smithson has two decades of city legal experience. A couple of months ago, Lynden Smithson, a Spokane municipal prosecutor for about two decades, says he got a call from the mayor. Smithson knew City Attorney Mike Orsmby was […]

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