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Residents place city and council on notice over alleged credit‑card misuse; council says investigation ongoing
Summary
Several residents read penal‑code language and said charges on a councilmember’s credit card appear to show misappropriation; they formally placed the city manager and council on notice. City officials said an investigation is underway and will be reported back when complete.
Speakers during public comment read sections of California penal code and said they were putting the city manager and council on notice over alleged misappropriation of public funds tied to council credit‑card charges. One commenter read statutory language about officers who appropriate public monies without authority and warned of possible felony exposure.
Vanessa, one of the speakers who followed a public reading of the statute, said the undersigned residents believed charges on Councilman Andre Spicer’s credit card "on their surface" appeared to violate California Penal Code section 424(a) (as read aloud). The speakers dated the notice Dec. 16, 2025 and listed several resident names as signatories; they asked the city to report the matter to law enforcement if appropriate.
Council members and the city manager responded during council comments that an investigation is under way and that the council does not yet control the investigative process. The presiding official said the council would bring any findings back to the public once the investigation is finalized.
No formal charges were announced at the meeting, and no law‑enforcement filing was confirmed during the session. The council did not vote on any enforcement or reporting action during the meeting; residents said they had provided a formal notice to the city.
