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Ojai City Council moves to closed session after public comment alleging Brown Act violations and rising legal fees
Summary
At a council meeting, a resident raised Brown Act concerns and escalating city attorney fees; the council then went into closed session to consider a performance evaluation of the city attorney and potential litigation connected to code enforcement at 1117 Sunset Place.
The Ojai City Council adjourned to closed session after a resident raised allegations of Brown Act violations and questioned the rise in city legal fees, and the meeting agenda listed a closed-session performance evaluation of the city attorney and potential litigation tied to code enforcement at 1117 Sunset Place.
Renee Roth, a resident who spoke during public comment, told the council she believes past Brown Act violations have not been adequately acknowledged. "My comment has to do with the Brown Act violations that, I feel have not really adequately been addressed," Roth said. She added that "some people within the council even denied that there was a Brown Act violation,"…
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