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Council ratifies appointment of David Barberie as commissioner of law
Summary
The council ratified the walk‑on appointment of David Barberie as Commissioner of Law effective Jan. 19, 2026; the council suspended rules for immediate second reading and approved the appointment by roll call.
Vice Mayor Wu moved to place a walk‑on resolution on the docket to ratify the unclassified civil service appointment of David Barberie as Commissioner of Law. Council Member Reynolds seconded placing the walk‑on on the docket, and later the council voted to suspend rules and give second reading to the walk‑on (item 23).
Staff read the resolution on second reading: it ratifies the appointment of David Barberie as Commissioner of Law, grade 5.38E, with biweekly pay listed in the resolution and an effective date of Jan. 19, 2026. The council then took a roll‑call vote; the mayor announced the measure passed.
Council members who spoke in favor offered brief remarks of support, and no council member spoke at length against the appointment in the meeting record. The appointment was recorded as passing on second reading following the roll‑call recorded by the clerk. The council also handled other appointments separately during the communications section; one council member announced a recusal from a different appointment (item 10) because a family member was being appointed.
The council ratified the appointment and set the effective date in the resolution; personnel onboarding and department reporting were not detailed in the meeting record.
