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Palm Springs council member recuses from Palmonade item; council moves to closed session
Summary
At a Sept. 10, 2025 closed-session meeting, a Palm Springs council member declared a recusal from an agenda item involving “Palm Springs, Palmonade,” citing a landlord relationship with Grit; the council then adjourned to a small conference room for closed session.
A Palm Springs council member declared a recusal from an agenda item about "Palm Springs, Palmonade" at a closed-session City Council meeting on Sept. 10, 2025, saying the recusal was necessary because "Grit is the landlord for my business." The council then adjourned to a small conference room for closed session.
The meeting opened with the mayor calling the closed-session City Council meeting to order, asking the city clerk for a roll call and saying, "Let the record reflect that all members are present." The mayor also asked for public comment; the city then recorded that there was none.
During the meeting a council member said, "I do need to recuse on the item regarding Palm Springs, Palmonade as Grit is the landlord for my business." The mayor next said, "Oh, and we have another recusal, don't we? Ozwit? Okay." The mayor then directed the body to adjourn and move to the small conference room for the closed session.
The transcript shows no public comments and no formal motions or votes on the Palmonade item in the open record. The recusal was stated on the record; the meeting proceeded to closed session, where the council did not make additional public statements in the transcript excerpt.
Closed-session discussions are not reflected in the public transcript excerpt provided. The council did not record any roll-call votes or formal action on the Palmonade item in the public portion of the record included here.
