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Huntington Beach council hears 40 public comments on rehiring former city attorney Michael Gates, adjourns to closed session
Summary
At a special meeting, about 40 speakers gave 30‑second public comments sharply divided over whether to rehire former City Attorney Michael Gates; the council moved into closed session to discuss a threat of litigation and reconvened with no reportable action.
The Huntington Beach City Council met in a special session and heard roughly 40 brief public comments debating whether to rehire former City Attorney Michael Gates, then adjourned to closed session to discuss a threat of litigation and reconvened with no reportable action.
An official announced before public comment that the council would go into closed session to address a threat of litigation and that there would be no open session afterward. City staff also said the council had received 41 emails on the item and that 40 people had signed up to speak; because of the large sign‑up the council limited remarks to 30 seconds each.
Speakers offering support for Gates described him as a vigorous defender of Huntington Beach and urged the council to rehire…
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