Motion to force investigation and sworn testimony fails; council adjourns

A motion to require that an investigation begin by December 2024 and to include sworn testimony from Councilman Jerry Cain (the transcript also spells the name "Kane") alleging a two‑month cover‑up that "cost the city $345,000" failed for lack of a second, according to the meeting transcript. The council then moved to adjourn.

The motion was introduced by an unnamed speaker listed in the transcript as "Unidentified Speaker 2," who said: "I'd like to make a motion to ensure that the COVID-nineteen investigation commences no later than December 2024. And to include sworn testimonies of councilman Jerry Cain who was part of the 2 month cover up that cost the city $345,000. That's my motion." Earlier in the record the same proposal is transcribed with the name "Covarrubias" rather than "COVID-nineteen," creating uncertainty in the transcript about the precise investigation referenced.

Presiding statements in the record show the presiding official ("Unidentified Speaker 1") asking whether there was a second; when none was offered the presiding officer stated the motion failed. The meeting then proceeded to a motion to adjourn; the transcript records a second and a voice vote. The presiding officer called for "All those in favor" and recorded "Aye." When the presiding officer asked "All opposed?" the transcript records an "Aye," an inconsistency included verbatim here from the record.

The allegation that Councilman Jerry Cain was "part of the 2 month cover up" and that it cost the city $345,000 was presented by Unidentified Speaker 2 during the motion. The transcript contains no recorded response from the councilman named or any additional evidence during this session; the claim therefore remained an allegation in the record. The motion did not advance to gather sworn testimony or to set a hearing date because it failed for lack of a second.

No meeting date is specified in the transcript provided. The record opens with the presiding official stating the body was "out of executive session" and reconvening in open session at 08:04. The transcript does not record subsequent scheduling, assignments to staff, or next steps related to the alleged cover-up or any investigative timeline beyond the motion that was proposed and failed.

The meeting adjourned after the failed motion. The transcript does not show any formal votes with named tallies beyond the voice vote to adjourn as recorded.