In a reversal of a policy born from scandal, the Stockton City Council unanimously approved the use of City-issued tablets with limited functions in closed sessions meetings, easing a ban reinforced last year following a grand jury probe into a “damaging leak.”
The 7–0 vote adopted amendments to a council policy authorizing tablets that can display city-uploaded documents but cannot transmit or receive outside information. The move marks a significant shift from the resolution, which barred all electronic devices in closed sessions “to uphold confidentiality.”
The change, agendized by Mayor Christina Fugazi and presented by assistant city attorney Taryn Jones drew no dissent on the dais…