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Residents allege council conflicts, ask city attorney to review engineering invoices

Atwater City Council · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Two residents told the council they believe Councilmember Raymond has a longstanding financial relationship with a local engineering firm and questioned his participation in votes; they said they have filed documents with the state and asked the city attorney and FPPC to review invoices and possible conflicts.

Several residents used the meeting—s public-comment period to accuse a local engineering firm and a councilmember of a potential conflict of interest and asked the city and state authorities to investigate.

Terry Gunter and Rudy Gabbor urged the council to review past approvals tied to an engineering firm variously identified in public comments as "BBH," "VVH" or "EVH" engineering. Gabbor said he had filed paperwork with the California Fair Political Practices…

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