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San Gabriel council agrees to return policy on staff participation after complaints about councilmember event
Summary
After a public complaint that a councilmember’s flyer used the city logo and invited city staff to a political event, the San Gabriel City Council agreed to bring a policy item back for discussion and review whether staff participation should continue pending formal guidelines.
San Gabriel’s City Council signaled a majority on Sept. 16 to return a policy item governing councilmembers’ use of city staff and the city logo after residents raised ethical concerns about an upcoming councilmember-hosted event.
The conversation began during public comment when Sue Fitzsimmons told the council she believed an Oct. 2 event at El Calderon was political, that the city logo was used on the flyer and that city employees had been invited to attend and speak. “Through my taxes, I pay for the…
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