Stockton City Council to Consider Removing Jason Lee's Vice Mayor Title
The council voted 4-2 to strip Lee of the vice mayor role and 6-1 to remove him from the Audit Committee amid months of internal friction.
- The Stockton City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday to remove Councilmember Jason Lee as Vice Mayor, with a separate 6-1 vote removing him from the Audit Committee where he had scrutinized city spending.
- These decisions followed months of friction between Lee, Mayor Christina Fugazi, and council members over leadership and conduct, compounded by recent Civil Grand Jury criticism of infighting and political distractions eroding public trust.
- Interim City Attorney Donald Larkin acknowledged legal ambiguity regarding the authority to revoke the appointment before the Dec. 31 term expiration, stating, "It's ambiguous in that regard." A staff report noted reconsideration procedures do not authorize removing a sitting Vice Mayor.
- Lee, who remains the Councilmember for District 6, asserted his commitment to South Stockton and Weston Ranch is unchanged, stating, "My purpose was not given to me by this council, and it cannot be taken away."
- Sixteen residents addressed the council, offering sharply different assessments of Lee's leadership, while Councilmember Michelle Padilla criticized the agenda item as a "charade" amid ongoing State Controller scrutiny of city operations.
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