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National City public commenters press for independent city attorney; council meets in closed session and reports no action
Summary
Multiple residents urged National City leaders to appoint an independent city attorney, raised allegations about past lawsuits and Brown Act compliance, and requested drug testing for the office; the council met in closed session under Government Code 54957(b)(1) and reported no reportable action.
National City councilors heard several public commenters press the council on the selection and role of the city attorney and then recessed to closed session to discuss the position; after about 55 minutes in closed session, the council reported there was no reportable action.
At the start of public comment the mayor called speakers and limited remarks to two minutes each. McCarthy accused city leadership of conflicts of interest and said, “Losing $10,000,000 on a ****** harassment case and many other cases, the city has lost at the expense of the people,” and urged…
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