Council confirms board appointments and approves consent calendar
February 12, 2026 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California
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The Bakersfield City Council conducted a series of appointments and approved its consent calendar on Feb. 11.
The council filled an at-large vacancy on the Police Civil Service Board (term through Dec. 31, 2028) and appointed Jacob M. Hall as the winner of the electronic vote. The council also filled two at-large positions on the miscellaneous civil service board and appointed Patrick Bowers and Jerry Edwin Fernandez. Votes were cast electronically and announced by the city clerk; motions to appoint the winners were made and carried.
Council then approved consent calendar items 7A through 7J without items pulled for separate discussion.
The appointments restore membership on advisory bodies and enable routine city administration to proceed; no related policy debate occurred during the meeting.
The council filled an at-large vacancy on the Police Civil Service Board (term through Dec. 31, 2028) and appointed Jacob M. Hall as the winner of the electronic vote. The council also filled two at-large positions on the miscellaneous civil service board and appointed Patrick Bowers and Jerry Edwin Fernandez. Votes were cast electronically and announced by the city clerk; motions to appoint the winners were made and carried.
Council then approved consent calendar items 7A through 7J without items pulled for separate discussion.
The appointments restore membership on advisory bodies and enable routine city administration to proceed; no related policy debate occurred during the meeting.
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