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Votes at a glance: council approves pepper‑spray policy, inmate work agreement and appointments
Summary
The council unanimously approved a pepper‑spray policy for certain city staff and officers, renewed a three‑year agreement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for inmate crews, and confirmed new planning commission members and a deputy mayor of innovation.
Lancaster City Council took several unanimous votes on routine and personnel matters, including adopting a new pepper‑spray policy for select city staff and the Lancaster Police Department, approving a three‑year agreement to continue inmate crews for city cleanup work, and confirming multiple appointments to commissions.
Pepper‑spray policy (Consent Calendar, CC15): A staff presenter described a policy intended to “enhance the safety of unarmed safe city staff who regularly…
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