City Council - January 20, 2026

Desert Hot Springs City Council · January 21, 2026

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Opening, roll call and closed session notice

Announcement

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Mayor (identified as Mayor Mattis by roll call) opened the Jan. 20 meeting, established a quorum and announced a 4:30 p.m. closed session with three items: existing litigation (DHS v. Irene Valente), anticipated initiation of litigation, and a city manager performance evaluation. City attorney read statutory citations for closed session authority.

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The Desert Hot Springs City Council met Jan. 20, 2026. Presentations included College of the Desertannouncement of a "Pledge for All" free-tuition initiative; the council swore in a new deputy police chief, accepted completion of Fire Station 98, and approved first readings of several ordinances while authorizing execution of a $36.3 million state award for housing and transportation projects.

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