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Mission Viejo council adjourns meeting in memory of longtime city attorney Bill Curley

Mission Viejo City Council · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The council closed its Sept. 9 meeting with tributes to Bill Curley, who served the city for 21 years; staff and councilmembers shared memories and the council approved lowering the city flag to half-staff for the week.

Council members and staff devoted the meeting’s closing comments to remembering longtime city attorney Bill Curley, who died in the days before the meeting. Multiple speakers described Curley’s institutional knowledge, accessibility, sense of humor and long service: staff said he had been with the city for 21 years and was widely respected; colleagues described him as a mentor and friend.

Mayor Pro Tem Buckman said the council would adjourn the meeting in Curley’s honor and asked staff to lower the city flag to half-staff for the week; staff and council members offered personal remembrances about Curley’s responsiveness and community presence. The council adjourned the meeting in his memory.