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Personnel and Public Employees Committee Meeting - August 25, 2026

Personnel and Public Employees Committee — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodySacramento, California
SessionPersonnel and Public Employees Committee
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:33

Chair staff is ready when you are.

0:36

Good morning.

0:36

Welcome to the uh city of Sacramento personnel and public employee committee.

0:41

We will start by taking having the clerk take a walk roll call.

0:46

Thank you, Chair.

0:47

Good afternoon.

0:48

Today's meeting is being streamed live on YouTube in English and Spanish.

0:52

Please note that live captioning and translations are AA generated and may contain errors.

0:57

Members, please unmute your microphones for roll call, please.

1:02

Councilmember Vayne.

1:04

Here.

1:05

Councilmember Kaplan.

1:06

Here.

1:07

And Chair Jennings?

1:08

Here.

1:09

We have a quorum.

1:12

Okay.

1:14

We will rise and take the land acknowledgement and the Pledge of Allegiance.

1:19

Councilmember Vang, will you please do the land acknowledgement?

1:22

Yes.

1:23

Please rise for the opening acknowledgement in honor of Sacramento Indigenous Indigenous People and Tribal Lands.

1:29

To the original people of this land, the Nissanon people, the Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Mewak, Putwin and Wintu Peoples, and the people of Walton Rancher, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe.

1:41

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk besides us today on these ancestral land by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento Indigenous Peoples, history, contributions, and lives.

1:55

Thank you.

1:56

Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.

2:00

Salute and pledge.

2:01

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

2:06

Public for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

2:13

Thank you.

2:21

Okay, good morning, and I want to welcome you once again to this meeting of Tuesday, August the 25th, meeting of personnel and public employee committee.

2:30

This meeting is now called to order.

2:32

And um we will now move to our first uh item, which is our consent calendar.

2:41

Thank you.

2:42

Um I do have one member of the public signed up to speak on this item.

2:49

Mr.

2:49

Lambert Davis.

2:52

Okay.

3:04

Consent.

3:05

Okay, the first item on consent is approval of personnel and public employees committee meeting minutes.

3:11

Okay.

3:13

Chair, I uh can move the item on the consent calendar.

3:16

I will second.

3:17

It's been moved and second.

3:18

Aither any further discussion.

3:20

Any public comment?

3:21

Hearing none, seeing none.

3:22

All in favor, say aye.

3:24

Aye.

3:24

Oppose, abstain.

3:26

We are unanimous in our decision.

3:28

Thank you very much.

3:31

Okay.

3:32

Okay, clerk.

3:34

We will now move to our next item.

3:37

The next item is the review of applicants for the city of Sacramento, measure U Community Advisory Commission.

3:44

And the um we do have a presentation.

3:47

Requirements for CL are as follows.

3:50

Members must be resident of the City of Sacramento and remain a resident for the entirety of their term.

3:55

Members must not be an employee of the City of Sacramento.

3:58

No members shall have a direct or indirect interest, distinguishable from the interest of the public generally in any appropriation of the transactions and use tax revenues.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Boards and Commissions████████████████████████████████████████40%
Youth Services█████████████████████████████████33%
Procedural█████████████13%
Public Comments███████7%
Measure U███████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Personnel and Public Employees Committee Meeting - August 25, 2026

The Sacramento Personnel and Public Employees Committee met on August 25, 2026, to approve minutes, interview applicants for two seats on the Measure U Community Advisory Commission, and receive public comments. The committee unanimously approved the consent calendar, appointed Rohan Ayer to the Youth Seat (Seat L), and appointed Sarah Soda Taylor to Seat O, with additional direction to explore alternative participation methods for youth applicants.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of June 23, 2026 Meeting Minutes (File ID: 2026-01346): Approved unanimously with no discussion.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Lambert Davis (public speaker) commented on the youth seat appointment, expressing disappointment that the applicants were not present to be interviewed. He provided historical context on Measure U and encouraged the committee to consider requiring youth applicants to appear. He later spoke during general public comment, urging the committee to study Measure U commission procedures and noting potential Brown Act violations.

Discussion Items

  • Review of Applicants for Measure U Community Advisory Commission – Youth Seat (Seat L): Two applicants were considered: Rohan Ayer and Nat Neil. Only Rohan Ayer had submitted a comprehensive application; both were unable to attend due to school. Councilmember Kaplan (Vice Chair) moved to appoint Rohan Ayer, seconded by Councilmember Vang. The committee discussed the need to re-engineer the process to avoid putting youth in a position of choosing between school and attending meetings. Suggestions included allowing video submissions, moving personnel meetings to later times, or adjusting the calendar. The motion passed unanimously with direction for the City Clerk to bring back options for improving youth participation.
  • Review of Applicants for Measure U Community Advisory Commission – Seat O: The committee interviewed Sarah Soda Taylor, the only applicant present. She expressed interest in using tax revenues for social and economic development, with experience in health care programs and volunteer work. Vice Mayor Talamantes moved to appoint Sarah Soda Taylor, seconded by Councilmember Vang, and the motion passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Calendar: Approved unanimously.
  • Appointment to Seat L (Youth): Rohan Ayer appointed to the Measure U Community Advisory Commission (motion by Kaplan, second by Vang). The committee also directed staff to explore alternative participation methods for youth applicants, such as video statements and flexible meeting times, and report back.
  • Appointment to Seat O: Sarah Soda Taylor appointed to the Measure U Community Advisory Commission (motion by Talamantes, second by Vang, with additional support from Kaplan).
  • Committee Comments: Vice Chair Kaplan acknowledged the contributions of a woman who had done much for women and children (not named explicitly in transcript) and closed the meeting in her honor.

Meeting Transcript

Chair staff is ready when you are. Good morning. Welcome to the uh city of Sacramento personnel and public employee committee. We will start by taking having the clerk take a walk roll call. Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon. Today's meeting is being streamed live on YouTube in English and Spanish. Please note that live captioning and translations are AA generated and may contain errors. Members, please unmute your microphones for roll call, please. Councilmember Vayne. Here. Councilmember Kaplan. Here. And Chair Jennings? Here. We have a quorum. Okay. We will rise and take the land acknowledgement and the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Vang, will you please do the land acknowledgement? Yes. Please rise for the opening acknowledgement in honor of Sacramento Indigenous Indigenous People and Tribal Lands. To the original people of this land, the Nissanon people, the Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Mewak, Putwin and Wintu Peoples, and the people of Walton Rancher, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk besides us today on these ancestral land by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento Indigenous Peoples, history, contributions, and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Salute and pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Public for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Okay, good morning, and I want to welcome you once again to this meeting of Tuesday, August the 25th, meeting of personnel and public employee committee. This meeting is now called to order. And um we will now move to our first uh item, which is our consent calendar. Thank you. Um I do have one member of the public signed up to speak on this item. Mr. Lambert Davis. Okay. Consent. Okay, the first item on consent is approval of personnel and public employees committee meeting minutes. Okay. Chair, I uh can move the item on the consent calendar. I will second. It's been moved and second. Aither any further discussion. Any public comment? Hearing none, seeing none. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Oppose, abstain. We are unanimous in our decision.

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