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Residents press Adelanto council on code enforcement, IT contracts and sheriff overtime during public comment

Adelanto City Council · May 8, 2026
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Multiple public commenters urged restored in‑person meetings, stronger code enforcement and questioned recurring contract spending; councilors asked staff to clarify sheriff overtime charges tied to protests and a repair invoice for the animal control truck.

During public comment at the April 28 meeting, residents raised several recurring service and contract concerns. Diana Esmeralda (speaker 6) told the council she had launched iloveadelanto.com to distribute resident updates and urged the return of in‑person meetings to make participation easier for seniors and residents without internet access. She called for an oversight budget committee and criticized perceived cuts to animal control and the apparent…

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