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Mayor Pro Tem Taylor recuses from executive-session items, cites son's role
Summary
At the Feb. 3 San Juan Capistrano City Council executive session, Mayor Pro Tem Taylor said he was recusing from an anticipated-litigation item and real-property items 4b and 4c because his son, Harrison Taylor, rents property from him and works for the negotiating party; the council then entered closed session.
Mayor Pro Tem Taylor recused himself from three executive-session agenda items at a Feb. 3, 2026, San Juan Capistrano City Council meeting, citing a potential conflict involving a family member.
"At the advice of counsel, I am recusing from 1 item under anticipated litigation as well as real property items 4b and 4c because my son Harrison Taylor who rents property from me is an employee of the negotiating party," Taylor said during roll call.
The announcement came during roll call before the council moved into a closed executive session. The clerk reported no members of the public wished to address the council on executive items by phone or in person. After the recusal, the presiding official stated the council would go into executive session; the public portion of the transcript records no further discussion or votes on the referenced items.
During roll call, Councilmember Hart and Mayor Campbell were recorded as present; Councilmember Frias was noted as joining shortly and Councilmember Born's status was described as mixed. The transcript does not record any motions, votes, or outcomes on items 1, 4b or 4c in the public portion of the record.
The council proceeded into closed executive session at the close of the public roll call. No additional procedural steps or timelines for returning to open session are recorded in the provided transcript.
