All council members were physically present with Councilman Joe Males working remotely. The invocation was given by 2 presenters with Councilman Lilienthal leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
By a 3-2 vote, the City of Hemet terminated the services of long time City Attorney Eric Vail to take effect immediately and in replacing him interim City Attorney, Steven Graham from Cole Huber LLP. A permanent selection will be in completing an RFP process. A number of actions were taken and approved in public session.
When the Hemet City Council called for a special meeting on this past Tuesday afternoon, the agenda called for 3 items: A, B, C all in executive session. 1 - Evaluate Performance, 2 - Fire personnel and 3 - seek a replacement.
After a lengthy closed session, the council meeting began at 7:15 pm. The invocation was given by the Interfaith Council’s Bill Heller with Pledge of Allegiance given by council member Linda Krupa.