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Vallejo council directs city manager to hire contracted law firm to review recent allegations after closed session
Summary
After hours of public comment urging transparency and a failed motion to postpone, the Vallejo City Council instructed the city manager in closed session to engage Rennie Public Law Group (a firm already under contract) to review recent allegations, assess whether a formal investigation is warranted and help prepare a public response.
The Vallejo City Council on Tuesday directed the city manager to engage Rennie Public Law Group, a law firm the city already has under contract, to review recent allegations, recommend whether a formal investigation should be opened and collaborate with city staff to prepare a public response.
The action followed an extended public comment period in which multiple residents urged the council to cancel or postpone the hastily called meeting because Mayor Sures and Vice Mayor Bergenzer were absent and because notice of the meeting was short. “I urge you to cancel this hastily called meeting where council members are not present,” resident Daniel Boone told the council. Others said the timing and notice damaged public trust.
The meeting began in open session with debate among…
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