Taft City Council met Jan. 20, 2026. The council honored retiring City Clerk Yvette Mayfield, appointed and swore in Faith Melton (oath recorded as Faith Milton), adopted a zoning amendment implementing housing-element programs, approved consent calendar items including a 25% transit-occupancy-tax allocation to the Taft Chamber of Commerce ($12,157.47), and authorized a sewer and solid-waste rate study; votes were unanimous where recorded.