CITY OF BISHOP
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 12, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ellis called the special joint meeting of the Bishop City Council and the Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners to order at 5:04 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 301 West Line Street, Bishop, California.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Councilmember Kong
Councilmember Schwartz
Councilmember Muchovej
Mayor Pro Tem Garcia
Mayor Ellis
Chair Holland
Vice-Chair Butler
Commissioner Anderson
Commissioner Kunze
ABSENT AND EXCUSED:
Commissioner Steinwand
OTHERS PRESENT:
Deston Dishion, City Administrator
3. PUBLIC COMMENT – NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: This time is set aside to receive public comment on matters agendized for closed session only. When recognized by the Mayor, please state your name, and address for the record and please limit your comments to three minutes. Under California law the City Council is prohibited from generally discussing or taking action on items not included in the agenda; however, the City Council may briefly respond to comments or questions from members of the public. Therefore, the City Council will listen to all public comment but will not generally discuss the matter or take action on it.
No public comments were made.
4. CLOSED SESSION
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT pursuant to Government Code § 54957 – Title: Fire Chief
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Closed Session began at 5:05 p.m. Closed Session ended at 6:53 p.m.
5. REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION AS REQUIRED BY LAW
To report on actions taken in Closed Session as required by law, Mayor Ellis announced that direction was given to staff.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m.
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Jim Ellis, Mayor
Attest: ______________________________
Robin Picken, City Clerk
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