> From: michael demoss > Date: June 9, 2025 at 11:51:04 AM PDT > Subject: Caution needed > > Dear Council Members: > It appears you are planning to use tax payer money to hire a "Public Relations" firm to "defeat" the Ballot Measure. As a former Finance and Audit Commis...
Council People, Sanctuary city, again! Lawsuit? You are using taxpayers money to pick a fight with the Feds. How smart is that? A few years back mayor R.M. Told me in no uncertain terms that Menlo was NOT going to become a sanctuary city. A month later it was a "safe city". City funds pissed awa...
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Dear Council Members - For tonight's discussion please focus first, and in depth, on the options and strategies possible for districting and election options under a shell charter agreement, especially with regard to the 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections and the 2020 census. Here are some additional que...
Hello Council, The staff report (18-055-CC) for the draft charter process and timeline has some concerning details. It starts by asserting that "over the years, Menlo Park has wanted to pursue certain initiatives that were only available to charter cities." The vague, "over the years" and "Menlo Par...
Jim, Is the Mayor arriving this year? Thanks, Roland ---------------------------------------------- Roland Kelly +1 (650) 324 9001 Office +1 (650) 208 8803 Cell +353 1 525-5262 Ireland +44 20 3769-2896 UK rolandkelly@msn.com Menlo Park, CA USA -------------------------------------------...
Katie, We do consider all of the applicants when making appointments to commissions. All Menlo Park commissioners "serve at the pleasure of the City Council,” which means that we can remove them at any time by a vote of the Council. While existing commissioners do have the advantage of illustra...
Dear Mayor Ohtaki, Mayor Pro Tem Mueller, Councilmember Keith, Councilmember Carlton and Councilmember Cline: Sent from my iPhone
Dear Council - Regarding your special meeting planned for August 13: The charter option just gives the city flexibility depending on what happens over the next couple of years. For example, the California Voting Rights Act could be overturned by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional, leaving the fed...
Dear City Council Members, We are 28 days away from an election that could bring a great deal of change to our City Council. Given the huge role that the City Manager has on our City, it is critical that we wait to make any substantive decisions about the hiring of the City Manager until after the e...
