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Council rebukes use of city‑affiliated name; El Mirage Cares program to continue under city oversight while nonprofit renames
Summary
Council members sharply criticized a council colleague’s private trademark and nonprofit filings using the El Mirage Cares name. The council reaffirmed the program as a city initiative, asked the nonprofit board to withdraw the city‑affiliated name, and directed staff to review procedures and consider next steps.
The Common Council debated the future of the El Mirage Cares program on May 6 after council members raised concerns about use of the city‑affiliated name and filings by a councilmember to register the name privately.
Mayor Alexis Armacillo opened the item by saying the city would keep El Mirage Cares as a municipal initiative but urged greater oversight and clarified concerns about the use of city intellectual property and staff resources without prior council authorization. Mayor Armacillo said he had asked staff to review internal procedures to “ensure that this does not…
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