Council confirms appointments to statute and police commissions; public objections voiced

The City Council considered items 13 and 14 during the Jan. 1 meeting, announcing that Mr. Levin and Mr. Taiber were present for consideration for appointment to the commission on statutes and to the police commission, respectively. The clerk opened the vote list and announced 12 in favor.

During public comment prior to the votes, several speakers objected to other nominations, including a call to postpone or cancel the nomination of an individual identified in public comment as Bloomenfield; one commenter alleged the commission process involved meetings 'behind closed doors' in violation of the Brown Act. Those allegations were recorded as public comment; the meeting transcript does not show council action to investigate or rescind the nominations during this session.

Why it matters: Appointments to commissions shape oversight and advisory functions for city policy and enforcement. Public commenters used the hearing to press for transparency and to request postponement of certain nominations.

Vote record (as stated in the transcript): the clerk announced 12 in favor for the appointments (clerk count announced on the record). The transcript does not provide a roll-call list of individual yes/no votes for these particular confirmations.