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Resident tells Temple City council he reported alleged Brown Act violation; says DA Public Integrity Division opened probe
Summary
Resident Rory McNair told the council his investigation found no written ethics rules for investigating city officials, alleged tampering with meeting video and said the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Public Integrity Division has opened a formal probe into an alleged Brown Act violation from the June 3 meeting.
Rory McNair, a Temple City resident who gave his address as 8821 Elm Avenue, used the public-comment period to press the council for accountability and say he had referred an administrative matter to the Los Angeles County District Attorney.
"My investigation has revealed a government that acts like the ethics rules that this council swore to uphold simply do not exist," McNair said, adding that the city had "zero written rules for investigating wrongdoing by its own officials," no procedures to protect private financial information and "no policy to stop [officials] from altering public records to hide the truth." He said the DA's Public Integrity Division is investigating a Brown Act violation from the June 3 council meeting and alleged deliberate tampering with the official meeting video.
The council did not debate McNair's claims at the meeting. Following his remarks a council member stated that McNair himself had brought a formal complaint to the district attorney, and closed public comment without further discussion.
Why this matters: McNair's assertions raise two separate issues for Temple City government: whether internal ethics or investigatory procedures are inadequate, and whether the district attorney's office has opened a formal public-integrity inquiry. The council did not provide additional detail at the meeting and no formal response or staff report was presented.
What the transcript shows: McNair repeatedly urged transparency and said his "formal inquiry" revealed the gaps in policy and procedure; he claimed the DA's Public Integrity Division has opened an investigation into a Brown Act violation and alleged tampering with meeting video. The council took no action on those claims during the meeting.
Next steps reported at the meeting: no staff or council directive was recorded directing additional investigation or a report back to the public. The council closed public comment and proceeded with the agenda items.
