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Council members met Tuesday night in closed session to discuss an investigation by the city attorney into the potential illegalities of a real estate deal between a city contractor and the mayor’s family.
The majority finds that communication between Mayor Sukhee Kang and a developer did not violate the state’s open meetings law.
Whistle-blower lawsuit alleges the burying of a sex crime along with a host of illegal hiring practices at OC Waste & Recycling.
Reversal came after MWDOC officials faced questions from the public about the legality of the closed session.
Behind closed doors, the Costa Mesa City Council last year
authorized a letter seeking federal help in closing the city’s
medical marijuana dispensaries.
The new rules ultimately mean greater transparency and better
compliance with the state’s open meeting law.
Santa Ana City Council followed the letter of the Brown Act by
convening in open session before adjourning to closed session
Monday.
This week, the City Council once again held a closed-door
meeting without first convening publicly, a requirement of state
law.
Joyce faces a performance evaluation four months before his
contract is up — not a good sign for a city manager who has had
strained relations with council members.
Unlike virtually every city across Orange County, Santa Ana
starts its regular meetings in closed session, leaving residents in
the dark as to when the public meetings even begin.