1965/11/22 City Council MinutesNOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
NOTICE..._i.s- _hereby given that a Special Meeting of the City
Council of the City of Rohnert Park will be held on Monday,
November 22; 1965 at -the City Offices, 435 Southwest Boulevard,
Rohnert Park at 8:00 P.M. to meet in closed executive session
with representatives of Sonoma State College to discuss matters
of City personnel.
This notice shall be posted in compliance with the Government
Code of the State of California.
November 19, 1965
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
November 22, 1965
The Council of the City of Rohnert Park met thy:.:
date in a closed executive session at 8:OOP,M.
the City Offices, 435 Southwest Boulevard,
Rohnert Park with Mayor Rogers presiding. The
purpose of the meeting was to discuss matters o::'
City personnel with representatives of Sonoma
State College at whose request the meeting was
held.
Roll Call Present: (5) Mayor Rogers, Councilmen Buchanan,
Pezonella, C. Smith and V. Smith
Absent: (0)
City staff present: City Manager Callinan, Chie'
Koch, City Attorney Maxwell
Sonoma State College representatives present:
President A. R. Nichols, Jr.; Dean of Instruction
Hector Lee; Executive Dean W. R. Burford; Dean of
Students D. E. Walker; Chairman of Faculty William
0. Cord; Vice Chairman of Faculty C. E. Falbo;
Professor of History A. R. Rygh; Staff Council
Representative John J. O'Neil; President of
Associated Students, Inc. Jay M. Orcutt.
A discussion was held concerning the recent
publicity given to the investigation of alleged
communists at Sonoma State College and the action's
of the City's Police Department relative to same.
The attached statement was prepared at the meeting
for release to the press and public.
lournment The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:00 P.M.
. Callinan, City Manager
Acting Secretary
STATEME- 'NT
(JOINT MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AND
SONOMA STATE COLLEGE.)
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WERE
SONOMA STATE COLLEGE
VC. E. FAL BO, VICE CHAIRMAN OF FACULTY
,,,D. E. WALKER, DEAN OF STUDENTS
JAY M. ORCUTT, PRESIDENT ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS, INC.
v'A. R. RYGHj PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
W. R. BURFORD, EXECUTIVE DEAN
,--WILLIAM 0. CORD, CHAIRMAN OF FACULTY
,AMBROSE R. NICHOLS, JR., PRESIDENT
,/FlECTOR LEE, DEAN OF INSTRUCTION
JOHN J. 0,'NEIL, STAFF COUNCIL,
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
JACK D. l;UCHANAN, COUNCILMAN
BRADLEY W. KOCH, CHIEF OF POLICE
RICHARD B. MAXWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
VERNON P. SMITH, COUNCILMAN
JIMMIE ROGERS, MAYOR
CLIFF H. SMITH, COUNCILMAN
JOSEPH A. PEZONELLA, COUNCILMAN
PETER CALLINAN, CITY MANAGER
THE MEETING WAS HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE RECENT
PUBLICITY GIVEN TO AN INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED COMMUNISTS AT SONOMA
STATE COLLEGE.
FOLLOWING A FULL AND FRANK DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. ALL INVOLVED EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THIS MATTER HAD ARISEN
AND THAT THE PUBLICITY INVOLVED WAS OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE FACTS.
2. THE ACTION BY CHIEF KOCH WAS A MATTER OF ROUTINE
PROCEDURE OF INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT AND WHEN THE CHIEF IN RESPONSE
TO AN INQUIRY, ADVISED THE PRESS THAT HE HAD THIS COMPLAINT UNDER
INVESTIGATION, HE DID NOT SAY AND DID NOT INTEND TO SAY THERE WERE
ANY COMMUNISTS ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS.
3. IT WAS AGREED THAT CARE SHOULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE IN
RELEASING INFORMATION SO AS NOT TO GIVE CREDENCE. TO UNSUBSTAKrIATED
CHARGES.
4. THE CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN CHIEF KOCH AND
THE POLICE FORCE OF THE CtTY@
5. 'THE CITY AND COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSED MUTUAL
GOODWILL AND CONFIDENCE AND THE HOPE THAT THE PRESENT SPIRIT OF
COOPERATION WOULD CONTINUE.