Public Comment for February 17, 2026
Briana Parra
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2026 9:54 PM
To: CityClerk
Cc: Briana Parra; Rebecca Simonian; Andrew Haussler, Paul Armendariz Subject: Council Meeting Public Comment
Council-Meeting-Date = 2026-02-17
Item-Number = 0
Full-Name = Jeni Ann Kren
Comment = I am very disappointed that Clovis PD and CUSD are actively trying to discourage students from expressing their First Amendment Rights. According to the Bee, the police department is using sophisticated surveillance equipment (cameras and license plate readers) to go after adults who "encourage" student truancy by encouraging them to leave campus for anti-ICE demonstrations while the school district is pursuing truancy charges. News articles said that adults who are not parents who encouraged or participated in the demonstrations would be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. This is a very bad look while students would be docked with truancy. Students have the right to leave campus to demonstrate once a year under Education Code Section 48205 Subdivision c.
Threatening students or adults at these demonstrations with potential arrest teaches them that expressing themselves comes with risk of legal action. The students leaving campus in the anti-ICE demonstrations were teenagers. As we know, teenagers leave campus and interact with adults who are not their parents all the time-the neighbor walking a dog, the clerk at the fast-food store, the bus driver.
Parents of teenagers who do not want their 17 ½ year old leaving campus should pick them up every day.
Adults who are off-campus have a right to demonstrate in public areas. If there is any concern that pro- ICE groups might confront anti-ICE student protestors, then a patrol car can be stationed nearby but there is no need for either the police or the CUSD administration to act like this is the largest crime wave to hit Clovis in years. The police department should be asked to support teens in learning to express their First Amendment rights rather than to threaten arrest and other negative consequences.
Client IP = 76.20.89.3
1 Briana Parra
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7:01 AM
To: CityClerk
Co: Briana Parra; Rebecca Simonian; Andrew Haussler, Paul Armendariz Subject: Council Meeting Public Comment
Council-Meeting-Date = 2026-02-17
Item-Number = 0
Full-Name = Rachel Youdelman
Comment = I am concerned about the use of police surveillance in response to the high-school walkout which has been in the news. While there are laws and school policies that regulate student attendance and student participation in political events, the involvement of law enforcement—particularly with discussion of arresting parents or other adults for alleged truancy facilitation-raises serious questions about community trust.
High-school students are not passive observers of public events. When they organize or participate in walkouts, it often reflects genuine fear, anxiety, or moral concern about issues affecting their families and communities. Regardless of one's views on immigration enforcement, it is undeniable that highly publicized federal actions can create real distress among students who worry about the safety and stability of their households.
A response centered on surveillance and potential arrests risks escalating tension rather than addressing the underlying concerns students are expressing. Schools and local authorities should prioritize dialogue, student well-being, and clear communication over punitive measures. Maintaining trust among young people, their families, and public institutions is essential—and that trust is fragile when students feel they are being monitored or criminalized for civic expression.
Client IP = 24.23.15.102
Briana Parra
From: Rebecca Simonian
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 10:00 AM
To: Briana Parra
Subject: FW: Separation of church and state
Rebecca Simonian
Executive Assistant | 559-324-2060 | [email protected] https://cityofclovis.com ----Original Message-..
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2026 8:25 PM
To: City Council < [email protected]>
Subject: Separation of church and state
To whom it may concern,
As a lifelong Clovis resident, I am deeply troubled by the council's vote to put up a needless sign to say 'In God We Trust' into a government building. This is a waste of taxpayer time and money and a blatant disregard for the separation of church and state.
I also am disheartened that the council would take the survey of barely 500 people to justify doing this.
Especially now that it could easily open our city up to lawsuits.
This is an unforced error on our city's part. Please back down from this shortsighted move.
Amanda Woody
1 Public Comment for February 17, 2026
Briana Parra
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 3:18 PM
To: CityClerk
Cc: Briana Parra; Rebecca Simonian; Andrew Haussler, Paul Armendariz Subject: Council Meeting Public Comment
Council-Meeting-Date = 2026-02-17
Item-Number = 0
Full-Name = David Weber
Comment = Decision to display In God We Trust: My issue is not with the proposal it is with the procedure to acquire anticipated results. Add in the loss of valuable City Council and city staff's time. Then add in the expense for the survey titled" National Motto Pulse". Perhaps there is a valid explanation for how 508 respondents represent the pulse of over 131,000 residents. Of those 508 who completed the survey 345 supported the proposal, less than 3% of the Clovis's population. Based on those results most people would conclude the survey was unsuccessful due to lack of participation. To achieve a true pulse, send a link with the City of Clovis Utility Service Bill for all household members to respond.
What other City Council decisions were based or will be based using this type of predicative outcome model? Good government is built on transparency, accountability, and trust.
Client IP = 67.181.167.129
1 OFFICIAL PETITION
TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS
CLOVIS, CA Received
FEB 17 202T
City of Clovis
1033 5th St ADMN/CITYMGR
Clovis, CA 93612-1398
To Members of the Clovis City Council:
There is a national movement underway to cut back on quality-of-life policing methods such as making arrests for vandalism, littering, loitering, vagrancy, public intoxication, and other quality of life violations.
As a registered voter in Clovis, 1 urge you to maintain all quality-of-life policing methods, vigorously defend these methods, support our police in enforcement of quality-of-life violations, and make sure our district attorney is fully behind quality-of-life policing methods.
Quality of life policing, as well as pro-active policing methods, have cleaned up and maintained order in many neighborhoods in our city and helped reduce more serious crime nationwide between 1985 and 2015 by over 50%.
Mrs. Bonnie Green
Mrs Marlene Heagle
Ms. Elaine Schomaker
Ms. Lillian Levitt
Mr Robert Henry
Maxine Boyd
Mrs. Bonnie Green
Paul Frederick
Maxine Boyd
Norma Welch
Mr Marco Martinez
Mr Leslie Iskenderian
Mr Craig Loy
Ms Judy Jacobs
Mrs Patricia Jackson
Received Rec'd for Hem 10 by
Councilmember Bessinger
FEB 17 2026
ADMIN/CITYMGR
VISALIA
1*1441*7
REVISION
February 17, 2026
Item 12. Consider Approval - Res. 26-_ Approving Modification to the Management and Executive Management Benefits Summary Received to Establish a Modified Salary Structure Methodology.
FEB 17 2026 ADDITION OF ONE MANAGEMENT POSITION:
Projects Administrator with a 5.0% Salary Increase
ADMIN/CITYMGR
Position Title Percentage
Change
Accounting Supervisor 7.49%
Assistant City Manager 1.44%
Assistant Finance Director 5.22%
Assistant Public Utilities Director 5.96%
Battalion Chief 7.77%
City Manager 2.43%
City Clerk 9.78%
Construction Manager 5.00%
Crime Analysis Supervisor 0.45%
Deputy Building Official/Plan Checker 5.21%
Deputy City Planner 1.63%
Deputy Director of Information Technology 7.08%
Deputy Fire Chief 10.69%
Deputy Police Chief 8.21%
Deputy Public Utilities Director 8.61%
Director of Planning & Development Services 5.01%
Econ. Development, Housing, & Comms Director 10.25%
Engineering Program Manager 5.00%
Executive Assistant 6.77%
Finance Director 5.01%
Fire Chief 4.37%
Fleet Manager 5.00%
General Services Director 5.01%
Information Technology Manager 4.76%
Parks Manager 4.30%
Parks Supervisor 4.08%
Personnel Technician 9.68%
PDS Administrative Manager 3.03%
Police Captain 1.99%
Police Chief 7.68%
Police Lieutenant 3.46%
Projects Administrator 5.00%
Public Utilities Director 1.44%
Revenue Supervisor 7.49%
Senior Management Analyst 0.25%
Solid Waste Supervisor 4.08%
Street Maintenance Manager 5.00%