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Cotati council approves consent calendar; mayor recuses from one item
Summary
The council approved consent calendar items A, B and C and, after recusal by Mayor Ford, the vice mayor chaired a vote on item D, which passed.
The Cotati City Council approved three consent calendar items and handled a fourth with a mayoral recusal.
Council voted 5-0 to approve items A, B and C. Mayor Ford announced he would recuse himself from item D; Vice Mayor Lemus chaired the vote on that item and the council approved the recommended action on item D. The record shows the mayor recused himself from the item and the vice mayor noted the recusal when calling for the vote.
There was public comment during the general citizen-business period before the consent vote. Several residents urged more detailed minutes and raised concerns about selective code enforcement, enforcement processes, and use of city funds for enforcement. The council noted that meetings are recorded and that the city currently uses action minutes, which record decisions and votes rather than full verbatim commentary.
No additional staff actions or follow-up were specified on the consent items at the meeting.
