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Bakersfield council approves multiple appointments, consent calendar and 2026 committee schedule
Summary
The council appointed Thomas Edmonds (Fire Civil Services Commission), Florin Cor (Kern Mosquito & Vector Control District) and Jeff Chudy (North of the River Recreation & Park District), approved the consent calendar and adopted the 2026 council committee calendar; votes were taken electronically with Councilmember Gonzales absent.
The Bakersfield City Council on Dec. 17 approved a slate of appointments, cleared its consent calendar and adopted a committee calendar for 2026.
Vice Mayor moved to appoint Thomas Edmonds to the Fire Civil Services Commission after the city clerk announced Edmonds had received a majority with six votes. The motion passed with Councilmember Gonzales…
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