City Council
Evan Hutson, Mayor
Richard Thomas, Vice Mayor
Gary Hansen, Council Member
Lorri Pride, Council Member
Matt Busby, Council Member
City Manager
Marti Brown
City Clerk
Karleen Price
Willows City Council
Special Meeting
Action Minutes
June 25, 2026
Willows City Hall
4:00 PM
201 North Lassen Street
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
1. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 PM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Hutson, Vice Mayor Thomas, Councilmember Busby, Councilmember Hansen, Councilmember Pride
Councilmembers Absent: None
4. DISCUSSION & ACTION CALENDAR
a. Emergency Proclamation Declaring a Public Safety Emergency Public Comment
Public Comment #1: Karen Johnson
Public Comment #2: Michelle Knight
Public Comment #3: Jason Holly
Public Comment #4: Marlena Sparkman
Public Comment #5: Victoria Shipley
Public Comment #6: Jerod Shipley
Public Comment #7: Ardythe Brandon
Public Comment #8: Resident
Public Comment #9: Becky Pescatore
Public Comment #10: Jerod Shipley
Public Comment #11: Michelle Knight
Public Comment #12: Resident
Motion to adopt an Emergency Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Willows proclaiming a public safety emergency.
Moved/Seconded: Vice Mayor Thomas/Councilmember Busby
2 Vice Mayor Thomas left the meeting at 4:57 PM
Roll Call Vote
Yes: Mayor Hutson, Councilmember Busby, Councilmember Hansen No: Councilmember Pride
Absent: Vice Mayor Thomas
Motion failed by a vote of 3-1. The emergency proclamation required an affirmative vote of at least four members (four-fifths of the five-member City Council).
5. ADJOURNMENT – 5:18 PM
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Karleen Price, City Clerk