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Council forms development review ad hoc, approves eScribe and parts of consent calendar; debates change‑order policy

Bakersfield City Council · February 26, 2026
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Summary

The council appointed members to a development review ad hoc committee, approved ongoing eScribe funding for agenda management, approved an adaptive signal contract but rejected a 15% change‑order contingency, and approved the consent calendar with several pulled items for separate discussion.

At the Feb. 25 meeting the council took multiple procedural and consent actions.

Appointments: The council agreed to create an ad hoc Development Review Streamlining committee to study permitting and development processes. Vice Mayor appointed Councilmembers Komen and Smith to the ad hoc; the city attorney reminded the council that a two‑member ad hoc typically does not operate under the Brown Act, while a three‑member body would and could be…

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