City Council - Regular Meeting

Thursday, August 20, 2026Official site

The Elk Grove City Council appointed Bobbie Singh-Allen as Mayor and Rod Brewer as Council Member for District 2, as they were the lone nominees for their respective offices. This action, taken during a special meeting, avoided an election for these seats and resulted in an estimated $225,000 in cost savings.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Elk Grove, CA
Meeting Date
August 20, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

11 sections

0:01 – 0:13•Bobbie Singh-Allen

All right, good afternoon. I would like to call to order the special meeting of the City Council. Today's Thursday, August the 20th, 2026. The time is 3 p.m. Clerk.

0:21 – 0:35•Bobbie Singh-Allen

All right, excellent. At this time, I will open up the public comment opportunity, starting with in-person attendees. I do not have anyone signed up to speak.

0:39•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Anybody wishing to speak? All right, excellent. Anybody online?

0:49•Bobbie Singh-Allen

All right, then I will go ahead and close the public comment opportunity.

1:35 – 1:48•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Well, thank you for that motion and second. And before I take the vote on this, I'm trying to wait for Council Member Robles to show up. So, Council Member Brewer, would you like to opine on anything on this item?

1:49 – 2:05•Rod Brewer

I have no comments but to say thank you. No, I have no comments except to say thank you to the residents of District 2, and I look forward to continue to represent and be present for all of you.

2:07 – 3:06•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Thank you, Councilmember Brewer. I would also like to thank the City of Elk Grove residents for your faith and trust in me. Serving as your mayor has been one of the greatest privileges and joys of my life, so thank you all for continuing to believe in me and of course to you, Councilmember Brewer. What I really love and appreciate about this council is that regardless of districts, We work collectively for the best interest of our residents, of all our residents, regardless of where they might live. And I know that that is special and unique to our city. We can turn on the headlines today and

3:08•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Would you like to say something? I think you should.

4:03 – 4:21•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Thank you. And clerk, could you just reiterate what tonight's vote means since we didn't open it up? So this means that the mayor's seat and see how I have a lot more time. Thank you. What this means to the voters in case they're not following along?

6:32•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Okay, very good. And there was a cost savings associated with this. Could you remind us of that?

7:11 – 7:36•Bobbie Singh-Allen

Excellent, thank you very much. Council Member Robles, everybody had an opportunity to opine on this. Did you want to provide any remarks? Otherwise, we'll go ahead and take the vote. All right, thank you. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All right, thank you very much. Congratulations. Onward, upward. And with that, we will adjourn the special meeting at 3.07. Bye-bye.

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