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Council member discloses recusal from two items, meeting moves to executive session
Summary
At the Oct. 21 San Juan Capistrano executive session, a council member announced a recusal from agenda items 4(a) and one item under 4(e), citing a familial conflict involving their son; the council then recessed into closed session.
An executive session meeting of the City of San Juan Capistrano on Oct. 21 opened with roll call and a council member’s disclosure of a recusal from two agenda items before the council moved into closed session.
During roll call, the clerk recorded Council member Frias, Council member Hart, Council member Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell and Mayor Bourne as present. The presiding officer then asked whether there were any request-to-speak forms; none were reported.
An unidentified council member then announced, “I'm rec recusing from item 4 a because my son, Harrison Taylor, who rents property from me, is an employee of the negotiating party and at the advice of counsel, I am also recusing from 1 item under 4 e anticipated litigation.” The speaker identified the familial relationship and cited counsel's advice as the basis for the recusal.
There was no recorded motion or vote on the recusal in the public portion of the meeting. After the disclosure, the presiding officer stated the council would go into executive session.
The meeting record in this transcript does not show further public discussion of agenda items or any formal vote; the session moved to closed executive session for the listed items.
