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Riverside council appoints Rebecca McKee Bridal interim city attorney after closed session
Summary
After a special closed-session meeting, the Riverside City Council named Rebecca McKee Bridal interim city attorney. The council opened public comment in English and Spanish but received no callers before adjourning to closed session under the Brown Act.
The Riverside City Council appointed Rebecca McKee Bridal as interim city attorney following a closed-session meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Sean Veil announced.
Mayor Patricia Lack Dawson opened a special meeting and opened public comment in English and Spanish but said there were no callers. The city attorney then told the council it would adjourn to closed session under the Ralph M. Brown Act, and, on return, Mayor Pro Tem Sean Veil reported the appointment.
"This is a, special meeting. We have, pretty much just a closed session, agenda. So I will call our meeting to order. I'm Mayor Patricia Lack Dawson, and I will open public comment and we will do that now," Mayor Patricia Lack Dawson said at the start of the meeting.
Staff provided instructions for callers and Zoom participation in both English and Spanish; the city received no requests to speak. The city attorney said the council would adjourn to closed session pursuant to Government Code section 54950 and that item descriptions required by the Brown Act were on the agenda. When the council returned from closed session, Mayor Pro Tem Sean Veil reported the body—s decision.
"It is my honor and pleasure to announce that by majority decision of the Riverside City Council we have appointed Rebecca McKee Bridal as the new interim city attorney," Mayor Pro Tem Sean Veil said.
The meeting record supplied no mover, second, or roll-call vote totals for the appointment; Mayor Pro Tem Veil described the action as a "majority decision." The council then adjourned; city staff announced the next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for May 6, 2025.
The action was taken during a special meeting that was limited to closed-session business; no additional details about the assignment, term, compensation, or start date for the interim appointment were provided in the meeting transcript.
