City Council to receive Antioch Police Department update on U.S. DOJ Settlement Agreement
City Manager, consultant refute claims “our city is, or might be, out of compliance”
By Allen D. Payton
Following a Closed Session at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, for a Conference with Labor Negotiators for various employee groups, the Antioch City Council will receive presentations from the police department including the Quarterly Update with staffing stats and the U.S. Department of Justice Settlement Agreement Bi-Annual Update. Included is City Manager Bessie Scott’s Memorandum to the City Council and Police Oversight Commission dated August 18, 2025, and a letter from the outside consultant refuting concerns that the City is possibly out of compliance with the USDOJ Agreement.
She wrote, “It has come to the attention of city staff that some individuals have publicly claimed that our city is, or might be, out of compliance with the USDOJ Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). As the City Manager, I am happy to take this opportunity to address these concerns and have asked our Consultant on this matter, Manjit Sappal, to formally provide an update on the status of all elements within the MOA.”
Proclamations
The regular meeting starts at 7:00 p.m., and before the APD presentations the Council will consider approving three proclamations Celebrating California’s 175th Anniversary of Statehood, 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, September 11, 2025, and In Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 2025.
Commission Openings
The agenda also mentions the following City Commission openings for interested members of the public to apply for appointment:
- Planning Commission – 3 Full Term vacancies, expiring October 2029;
- Antioch Police Oversight Commission – 1 Partial Term vacancy, expiring November 2026;
- Board of Administrative Appeals – 2 Full Term vacancies, expiring March 2028 and 1 Alternate vacancy, Two-year term.
Applications for the vacant positions are due Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Clerk’s Office. For more information see agenda item #4 and below:
Proposed Changes to Housing and Homeless Staff Positions
Under the only other major item on the agenda, item #7, according to the City staff report, the council will consider amending the personnel budget for the Housing and Homelessness Division of the misnamed Public Safety and Community Resources Department (which does not include police or fire services). The proposed budget change in the amount of $79,025 for fiscal year 2025-26 is to fund one Housing Manager and two Housing Services Coordinators in lieu of one Administrative Analyst I, one Unhoused Resident Coordinator, and one Housing Program Specialist.
The Department currently is led by Interim Director Monserat Cabral following the resignation of former Director Tasha Johnson.
Click here to view the Council Meeting Full Agenda Packet.
The meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at 200 H Street in Antioch’s historic, downtown Rivertown. They can also be viewed via livestream on the City’s website and the City’s YouTube Channel, on Comcast Cable Channel 24 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
the attachments to this post:
Commission application info 09-09-25
City of Antioch APD USDOJ
