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Palmdale meeting opens with call for civility; public criticism of council tone and closed-session outcome to end investigations
Summary
Council began the meeting with a call for professionalism after prior disruptions, heard multiple public commenters who criticized a council member's remarks and urged accountability, and after closed session the council voted to close investigations into the City Attorney and Harper Burns LLP.
Palmdale's Oct. 7 council meeting opened with a deliberate call for civility from Councilmember Austin Bishop, who urged the dais and public to maintain professionalism after prior meetings veered into unprofessional remarks.
That theme recurred throughout the meeting as numerous members of the public used the non-agendized public-comment period to criticize council conduct. Speakers…
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