Richmond City Council 1/6/2026

Richmond City Council · January 7, 2026

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Opening; procedural start and pledge

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Meeting called to order, announcement to begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, request for audience decorum and roll call conducted. Clerk noted one absent councilmember and that this is the open session before closed session.

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Richmond City Council considered adding an emergency agenda item to censure Mayor Eduardo Martinez for recent social-media posts; the council voted against adding the emergency item and heard more than 200 public speakers divided sharply for and against the mayor. The council approved the consent calendar and heard staff reports; no final closed-session actions were reported.

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