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Taft council approves consent calendar including $745,000 in payments
Summary
Council approved minutes, payment of approximately $745,000 in bills, and the monthly report for Kern County Fire Station No. 21 (December 2025) by roll call vote 4–0; Mayor Pro Tem Bryant was absent.
The Taft City Council approved consent-calendar items 9–11 on Feb. 17 by roll call vote. Items included minutes from the Feb. 3 regular meeting, payment of bills totaling approximately $745,000, and the monthly activity report from Kern County Fire Station No. 21 for December 2025. The motion passed on a 4–0 vote: Council member Scribe — yes; Council member Chavera — yes; Council member Waldrop — yes; Mayor North — yes. Mayor Pro Tem Bryant was absent with notice.
The council’s consent action concluded the open-session business; the body recessed to closed session to discuss three items: anticipated litigation (government code 54956.9), conference with a real property negotiator concerning one parcel (government code 54956.8), and labor negotiations (government code 54957.6).
