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Downey council votes to censure Councilmember Mario Trujillo over Instagram post about Charlie Kirk’s killing
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and council debate, Downey’s City Council voted Sept. 17 to censure Councilmember Mario Trujillo for an Instagram story posted after the Sept. 10 assassination of Charlie Kirk; the motion passed by a simple majority with Trujillo abstaining and one dissenting vote.
The Downey City Council voted Sept. 17 to impose a formal censure on Councilmember Mario Trujillo for a personal Instagram story he posted after the Sept. 10 assassination of public figure Charlie Kirk.
Mayor Hector Sosa moved the censure measure and the motion passed by a simple majority; the clerk recorded Councilmember Trujillo as abstaining and Councilmember Ortiz voting no. The council directed that a written resolution detailing the basis for censure be prepared by outside counsel for adoption at a future meeting.
The meeting opened with City Attorney John Funk outlining that censure is a formal reprimand the council may adopt in open session and that staff would not be issuing a substantive recommendation. Funk told the chamber that any punitive removal of an elected member is not permitted…
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