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From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:For July 6 City Council Meeting ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Date:Thursday, July 6, 2023 2:37:32 PM
Attachments:Daube Contract Signed February 14.pdf
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For July 6 City Council Meeting ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Summary for Minutes: Rhoda Fry asked why did the City Attorney contract for services prior
to being authorized to do so.
Dear City Clerk – please include the attachment inline with the comments below as
attachments are very hard to find.
Dear City Council,
Can you please explain why the City Attorney entered into a contract for services prior to
being authorized by the City Council to do so? Can you also please explain how the direction
of an agenda item changed completely from its inception to completion so that the public had
no opportunity to comment?
February 7, Agenda #17 was described as follows:
Consider approval of response to 2022 Civil Grand Jury of Santa Clara County Report
entitled, “A House Divided.” There was public comment but no deliberation. The meeting was
continued to February 21.
There was nothing in this agenda about hiring an investigator, but the City Attorney hired an
investigator (and did he make contact with her prior to February 7?)
On February 14, without council direction, City Attorney Jensen entered into a contract with
an investigator (see attached).
On February 15, the City’s accounts payable demonstrate that the investigator started working.
February 21, Agenda #10 continues February 7 item #17. There is no mention of hiring an
investigator in the agenda. The direction of the meeting suddenly changed and the public had
no opportunity to comment on that new direction, which included the possibility of hiring an
investigator. But that person had already been hired and started working. This seems
completely wrong to me.
Please Explain.
Thanks,
Rhoda Fry