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Votes at a glance: Actions taken at El Cajon City Council meeting, June 10, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and formal actions the council took June 10; all recorded motions carried by unanimous vote of those present.
The El Cajon City Council took the following formal actions at its June 10, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript recorded a unanimous result, the report notes that outcome. Specific roll-call tallies were not read on the record during the motion language shown below.
- Consent agenda (all consent items approved; Council member Steve asked to pull items 7 and 10 for brief discussion; council approved the consent agenda with the city attorney’s changes on item 7 and acknowledgements for item 10). Outcome: motion carried by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 11 — Public hearing and amendment to mobile-home permit fees (state-mandated new per-space inspection fee): Motion to close the public hearing and adopt the fee amendment. Outcome: adopted by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 12 — Adopt RMRA (SB 1) list of proposed projects for FY 2025–26 and direct staff to submit to the California Transportation Commission: Motion to adopt staff recommendation. Outcome: adopted by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 13 — Accept El Cajon Boulevard Streetscape Project, authorize recording of notice of completion and release bonds (with retainage holdback pending final items): Motion to approve staff recommendation. Outcome: accepted by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 14 — Approve side-letter agreement for Engine 208 staffing with firefighters (adds temporary 48/96 schedule and raises minimum staffing to 20): Motion to approve staff recommendation. Outcome: approved by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 15 — Receive AB 2561 annual vacancy and recruitment report: Motion to receive the report. Outcome: received by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 16 — Preliminary FY 2025–26 budget: Council provided direction to staff (no final appropriation vote). Direction included limiting reserve use to no more than $2,000,000, pursuing identified initial cuts, and returning June 24 with a final packaged budget.
- Item 17 — Council schedule: Motion to move the November meeting to Nov. 18 and cancel the August meeting. Outcome: motion carried by unanimous vote of those present.
- Item 23 — Introduce ordinance to add Chapter 2.9 to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code (procedures for community benefit districts) and read the title: Motion to introduce/read the ordinance title. Outcome: motion carried by unanimous vote of those present.
- Closed session: Council recessed to closed session on workers’ compensation matters and a public-employee performance evaluation; direction was provided to the city’s adjuster and attorneys, and the council completed its evaluation of the city manager.
Motions on the record were often moved by “Steve” (identified in the transcript as a council member) and carried with the recorded phrase “motion carries by unanimous vote of those present.” The meeting transcript does not list full roll-call vote tallies for those actions.
