Special Meeting Minutes – May 13, 2026 Page 1 of 2
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026, 2:30 PM
KENT HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL CAMPUS - 111 W SANTA ANA ST, OJAI, CA
AGENDA UPDATED TO REMOVE ADDITIONAL MEETING LOCATION AND TO REFLECT
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ATTEND IN PERSON IN THE KENT HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS (I.E., NO COUNCIL MEMBER WILL ATTEND VIA TELECONFERENCE)
NO AGENDA ITEMS WERE MODIFIED BY THIS UPDATE
ADDITIONAL MEETING LOCATION - 300 EXPLANADE DRIVE SUITE 250 - TO
ACCOMODATE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITMAN WHO IS ATTENDING THE MEETING VIA
TELECONFERENCE
Mayor Gilman called the meeting to order at 2:40 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following members were present: Mayor Gilman, Mayor Pro Tem Mang, and Council Members Rule, Lang, and Whitman.
Also present: City Manager Harvey, Special Outside Counsel Millhouse, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Unanimous Consent reached through the Mayor, to approve the agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING
LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Gov. Code § 54956.9)
Special Meeting Minutes – May 13, 2026 Page 2 of 2
Name of case: Leslie Rule v. City of Ojai, Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 2025CUPT055697
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Special Counsel Millhouse stated there were no reportable actions.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.
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Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
Approved: