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Public commenter alleges IT officer used city hardware to film and distribute intimate videos

Eureka City Council · August 20, 2025
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Summary

A remote public commenter alleged that the city's head of IT (named in comments as Derek Howard) covertly filmed intimate videos using city hardware and that the city reinstated the employee to chamber duty after administrative action; the allegation was made in public comment and no city response was recorded at the meeting.

During the public-comment period a remote attendee identified on the Zoom roster as "Jay Doe" accused the city's head of IT (named in the comment as Derek Howard) of using city hardware while on duty to film the speaker in intimate situations and uploading material to Google.…

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