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Council votes 4-1 to keep current federal/state legislative representation and proceed with January trip
Summary
Facing federal appropriations timing, council decided (4-1) to maintain current legislative-workgroup assignments to preserve continuity and allow a January lobbying trip; council agreed to revisit full appointments at the January meeting.
Murrieta’s City Council debated whether to finalize federal and state legislative workgroup appointments now or wait until January, given the federal appropriations calendar and a potential government shutdown.
Staff and the city manager explained that securing meetings and appropriations-window access for a proposed January lobbying trip required earlier appointments for federal representation. Councilmember Lisa DeForest argued for continuity because of ongoing relationships with congressional staff and partners; other council members expressed concern about perpetuating long-term personal assignments and suggested mayor/mayor pro tem continuity instead. The council ultimately voted 4-1 to keep the assignments in place for the short term to allow the proposed trip to proceed and to revisit appointments at the first meeting in January.
Mayor Cindy Warren said she and Dr. DeForest would attempt to continue the outreach in January for continuity; the council asked staff to schedule the trip and to return to council with a finalized appointment plan after the trip.
Ending: Staff will schedule the January trip in coordination with appointed representatives, and the council will review appointments at its January meeting after the trip.
