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Public commenter alleges deleted video, Brown Act violations and files multiple complaints
Summary
At the Sept. 2 Temple City Council meeting a commenter, Rory McNair, read a list of complaint case numbers and demanded the release of unedited meeting video, alleging Brown Act violations and other misconduct; the council did not respond during the public comment period.
Rory McNair used public comment time at the Sept. 2 Temple City Council meeting to read a list of complaint case numbers and to demand that the city release records and unedited video he says were deleted. He named or referenced multiple filings he said were lodged with the Los Angeles County fraud hotline, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), and the California State Bar.
“Your own records show you spent 52 grand in just two months to manage this catastrophe with every service description illegally redacted to conceal their actions,” McNair said, reading from his prepared remarks and listing case numbers. He alleged a June 3 failure to report out from closed session and said 81 minutes of meeting video were deleted. He demanded a public report out, immediate release of the original unedited video, preservation of related records, and a public roll-call commitment never to lock the public out of the building.
McNair also identified complaint numbers he said were filed against council members and others and said he would submit the materials as supplemental evidence to the district attorney and the Los Angeles civil grand jury. The council did not provide an on-the-record substantive response during the meeting; council members proceeded to other agenda items after public comment closed.
The statements are allegations. The council meeting record shows no on-the-record admissions or denials from named council members during the meeting. The Brown Act was explicitly referenced by McNair; the council did not announce an investigation or immediate action in response during the meeting.
The council’s agenda packet and staff materials distributed at the meeting did not include an on-the-record release of the video files McNair described; McNair demanded that the city make the unedited footage public and produce a report out of any closed-session deliberations he alleges occurred without reporting.
Next steps: McNair said he would submit supplemental evidence to prosecutorial authorities. The council took no formal action on his demands during the Sept. 2 meeting.
