Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council will gather for a public hearing and a full agenda involving city finances, sewer fees, a potential commercial solar farm, and a possible change to Vacation Home Rental insurance requirements. The Twentynine Palms City Council will gather this evening and host a public hearing on the Proposed Two-Year General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Key elements will be the Annual Spending Plan, the Employee Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA),…

The Twentynine Palms City Council meets tonight to discuss the mayor and mayor pro-tem selection process, as well as two aspects of city finance. Up for discussion is a review of the annual process of selecting the mayor and mayor pro-tem. Currently, councilmembers ascend to the mayor's seat with the order of succession determined by the number of votes received in the most recent election. With the changing of an at-large community to districts, this process is being reconsidered. Finance…