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Cotati council and police advisory committee direct staff to draft resolution on local response to immigration enforcement
Summary
After community testimony and a staff review of other cities and California law, Cotati councilors instructed staff to prepare a draft resolution reaffirming existing non-cooperation with civil immigration enforcement, restricting use of city resources for enforcement purposes, and coordinating an operational response with Sonoma County.
Cotati’s City Council and the Community Police Advisory Committee met jointly on March 24 to consider local policy options to protect community safety during federal immigration enforcement actions. After a staff presentation reviewing legal constraints and examples from other cities, council members gave staff consensus direction to prepare a draft resolution reaffirming current practices and laying out an operational framework for county coordination.
Staff summarized the state legal landscape—including the Values Act and the Truth Act—and described other jurisdictions’ approaches (resolutions, ordinances, signage and reporting). Staff cautioned that ordinances that attempt to bar federal agencies from…
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