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Recent city-council coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
City staff told council a vacancy report under Bill 2561 shows 93 open positions, a 223-day average recruitment time and a citywide hiring freeze that now requires departments to justify openings.
The first-reading vote would add Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code, with Councilmember Stevens opposing.
A special meeting agenda and minutes show the council negotiated with three counterparties over the River Lodge Conference Center before returning to open session with no reportable action.
The Sept. 8 agenda includes Ordinance 2026-788, which would add a new chapter to the city code regulating massage establishments.
The unanimous vote at an Aug. 12 special meeting makes the park closure effective Sept. 1 and authorizes funding for security and cleanup improvements.
The Aug. 20 special meeting agenda asks council members to decide whether to appoint the only nominees in Districts 1, 2 and 3 or keep the Nov. 3 election on the ballot.
Council unanimously approved an MOU that turns years of informal downtown coordination into a formal city-DBA framework.
The Aug. 5 meeting also included a consent-calendar approval of the city’s artificial intelligence rules and the introduction of a nuisance-code overhaul that would change abatement hearings and legal-cost recovery.
The council approved a joint letter supporting draft census tract recommendations that include Rio Dell, Fortuna and Arcata.
The Aug. 19 packet asks council to consider permit rules for vacation rentals and a narrower approach to sidewalk requirements.
The special meeting agenda calls for a Sept. 1 closure of Sam Brannan Park and up to $265,000 in budget transfers for remediation and improvements.
The Aug. 5 agenda includes a $1.5 million construction amendment and a separate $240,135 Carollo Engineers amendment tied to the city’s wastewater treatment facilities upgrade project.
The Aug. 5 agenda includes a new version of the city’s artificial intelligence policy after council tabled an earlier draft in July.
The Aug. 3 special-meeting agenda names the school district, chamber of commerce and state/CAL FIRE representatives in property negotiations over the River Lodge Conference Center.
The July 21 consent calendar includes a $157,060 CHP cannabis-tax grant for the Eureka Police Department, a sole-source TASER purchase and an annual maintenance commitment.
The July 21 agenda includes a successor labor agreement with Public Employees’ Union, Local 1/AFSCME 57, along with changes to paid time off, standby pay and medical contribution terms.
City staff says the project needs an altered scope after funding changes tied to Yuba Water Agency’s withdrawal.
The July 15 agenda includes an agreement that would let Sutter County run Live Oak’s municipal election alongside the statewide general election, with staff estimating a $27,000 cost.
After public testimony about hardship and compliance, the council approved collection of unpaid code-enforcement fines and told staff to verify abatement before finalizing the list.
Council members are set to consider awarding MuniQuip, LLC a contract for wastewater clarifier equipment, with installation to be bid separately later.
The June 16 agenda includes water and wastewater bond items, next-year budget and fee hearings, and November election resolutions.
Council is scheduled to consider awarding Wahlund Construction a contract to repair earthquake damage at the Chlorine Contact Basin.
The June 15 agenda includes budget adoption, a public hearing on city fees, an animal-control ordinance update, water-plan approvals and a discussion of River Lodge lease options.
The council unanimously backed two memorandums of understanding to support financing for the South County Infrastructure Project, a regional wastewater conveyance system the city says is about $115.6 million.