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Resident asks San Marcos council to seek legal guidance and recusal before police meet‑and‑confer vote

San Marcos City Council · November 5, 2025
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A resident told the council an ethics commission decision cited a past council member for violating the San Marcos code of ethics and urged current members who received union campaign contributions to consider recusal; the matter relates to a meet‑and‑confer extension scheduled for a later council meeting.

Max Fieldbaker, speaking remotely at the Nov. 5 work session, asked the council to consult city legal counsel and consider recusals before a scheduled 6:00 p.m. meeting on a meet‑and‑confer agreement extension with the San Marcos Police Fire Association.

Fieldbaker cited an ethics commission decision dated Nov. 1, 2023 that, he said, found a violation of "section 2.423 a 1 of the San Marcos…

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