City Council - Aug 18, 2026 - Meeting
City Council • HaywardAugust 19, 2026
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Council Sets New Attendance Rules for City Commissioners
Hayward's City Council used a special work session to draw a firm line on commissioner accountability, directing staff to enforce a 60% attendance floor for automatic dismissal — and an even stricter 75% standard for the Planning Commission.
- 60% attendance floor established as the automatic dismissal threshold for all city commissioners, replacing case-by-case removals that council members called "painful"
- Planning Commission held to higher 75% standard given the scope and cost of its development review workload
- Sept. 17 training deadline set for commissioners to complete required ethics and harassment prevention courses or face removal
- 65 applicants vie for 11 commission vacancies, with interviews scheduled for Aug. 25
The Hayward City Council spent the bulk of its Aug. 18 special meeting hashing out how to hold volunteer commissioners accountable for showing up — a conversation shaped by last year's difficult experience of removing friends and colleagues from city boards.
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