Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingWillows, CA · February 23, 2026
Minutes
City Council
Willows City Council Evan Hutson, Mayor
Richard Thomas, Vice Mayor
Special Meeting Gary Hansen, Council Member
Lorri Pride, Council Member
Action Minutes Matt Busby, Council Member
February 23, 2026 City Manager
Marti Brown
Willows City Hall
9:00 AM City Clerk
201 North Lassen Street
Karleen Price
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
1. CALL TO ORDER – 9:01AM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Hutson, Vice Mayor Thomas, Councilmember Busby,
Councilmembers Hansen, Councilmember Pride
Councilmembers Absent: None
4. CLOSED SESSION – 9:02 AM
a. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov Code §54957)
Title: City Manager
Report Out: Information was received; No reportable action.
5. ADJOURNMENT – 11:07 AM
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Karleen Price, City Clerk
Agenda
Willows City Council City Council
Evan Hutson, Mayor
Rick Thomas, Vice Mayor
Special Meeting Gary Hansen, Council Member
Lorri Pride, Council Member
Matt Busby, Council Member
February 23, 2026
Willows City Hall City Manager
Marti Brown
9:00 AM
City Clerk
Agenda
201 North Lassen Street
Karleen Price
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-7041
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201 N. Lassen St., Willows, CA 95988, or email cityclerk@cityofwillows.org.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to Government Code Sections §54954.3, the public will have an opportunity to directly
address the legislative body on the item below prior to the Council convening into closed session.
Public Comments are generally restricted to three minutes.
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (§ 54957)
Title: City Manager
5. ADJOURNMENT
This agenda was posted on January 19, 2026.
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Karleen Price, City Clerk
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