Glendora City Council announced a town hall meeting for Oct. 11, where residents may voice concerns about city’s lawsuit against State Senate Bill 54.
The California law prevents state and local law enforcement officers from detaining or transferring federal immigration authorities.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. in the Bidwell Forum at the Glendora Public Library.
After it was last addressed during a regular city council meeting in September, the council released a Public Notice with the details about who will be in attendance and what will be occuring during said meeting.
The public notice said a panel will be available to answer any questions the public might have about the law and how the city of Glendora will respond to it.
Glendora City Clerk Kathleen Sessman said the purpose for the Town Hall meeting is to answer the public’s questions about SB 54.
“The public can attend and get their questions answered by the panel and the city council,” Sessman said.
Council Member Gary Boyer said it was hard to get panelists to attend the meeting because it was difficult to find people knowledgeable about the subject and who were willing to speak.
Boyer said the panel was selected by Mayor Mendell Thomson, two council members, the city attorney, and select members of the public.
One of the panelists, Anita Lee is California’s principal fiscal and policy analyst.
“Our position is not to pick sides, we are a non-partisan organization,” Lee said.
Lee said the meeting’s purpose is to be as “informative as possible.” She said she hopes people understand what SB54 does and does not do to Glendora.
The meeting follows Glendora city council’s decision in closed session to join a lawsuit challenging SB 54.
“I hope people leave the Town Hall meeting with a better understanding of what SB 54 is and what it does to the public,” Boyer said.
The city attorney, William Wynder will give a presentation on Glendora’s response to SB 54.
“I’m just legal council for the city,” Wynder said. “I can not take sides.”
