Riverside council limits public comment, adjourns to closed session to continue city attorney recruitment at 3 p.m.

The Riverside City Council convened a special meeting at the Bourns Technology Center and opened public comment limited to the council's recruitment of a new city attorney, the chair said. After a short public-comment period, the council closed the comment period and adjourned into closed session, which the mayor pro tem later reported would continue at 3:00 p.m.

Cheesebare, on camera for Riverside TV, read the public-comment instructions in English and Spanish, directing callers to (951) 826-8686 (press 9) or to join via Zoom with the meeting ID listed on the agenda. A speaker identifying themselves as representing the city Public Works department praised the department's curbside trash and recycling services as "high quality" and said curbside collection helps promote a clean and healthy community.

A separate public commenter made a political statement referencing immigration enforcement and regulatory actions; the commenter alleged multiple related deaths and said federal regulators had cited contractors, but the transcript's numeric phrasing was unclear and the claim was not supported or clarified on the record.

After public comment, the council adjourned to closed session to continue the city attorney recruitment discussion. Later in the brief return from closed session the chair asked the mayor pro tem to report; the mayor pro tem said the closed session would be continued at 3:00 p.m. The council did not announce any formal votes or personnel decisions on the record at this meeting.

The meeting concluded with the council scheduling the continuation; no additional materials or deadlines were announced during the public portion of the session.