Policy and Services Committee Meeting -May 12, 2026

Palo Alto Policy & Services Committee · May 13, 2026

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Opening and roll call

Announcement

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Clerk called the meeting to order, announced the channel for the hearing and completed roll call indicating chair, vice mayor and council member present. Chair opened the meeting and announced agenda plan.

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The Palo Alto Policy & Services Committee on May 12, 2026 heard a city auditor report finding chronic understaffing and heavy overtime in police and fire services (about $7.5 million combined in FY2024) and voted unanimously to forward the audit to full council; the committee also paused a proposed Phase 1 nonprofit grant program and directed staff to review and refine the citys HSRAP process.

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