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Santa Maria council pauses decision on immigration ad hoc committee after hours of public comment
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the council to form an immigration ad hoc committee, create an immigrant legal defense fund and join legal action. Council heard more than 20 public commenters and agreed to continue the item to the next meeting for formal consideration.
The City Council on Sept. 16 heard extensive public comment calling for formation of an immigration ad hoc committee, adoption of supporting policies and an immigrant legal defense fund, but the council did not take a final vote and continued the item to a future meeting.
City Manager Dave Rowlands opened the agenda item, saying the item was placed on the agenda for council discussion and that formal establishment of any ad hoc committee would return to a later meeting for action. Council members debated whether to postpone the discussion until a colleague could be present; Mayor Alice Patino and others agreed to hear public…
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