Citrus Heights meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Citrus Heights Police Department reorganized: nine positions eliminated, traffic unit dissolved

The most consequential action in Citrus Heights over the past two weeks came at a July 21 neighborhood meeting, where city leadership detailed a Police Department reorganization that eliminates nine positions through reorganization and attrition and reassigns traffic officers to patrol duties.

Police reorganization and staffing cuts

At the Neighborhood Area 7/8/9 CHASEN meeting on July 21, 2026, city leadership presented a reorganization of the Citrus Heights Police Department aimed at addressing budget deficits and slow tax growth. According to official minutes, the plan:

• Eliminated three mid-level management positions.
• Dissolved the Motorcycle Traffic Unit.
• Reassigned four traffic officers and one traffic sergeant to patrol.
• Transferred Animal Services to General Services.
• Scheduled elimination of one lieutenant position through attrition.
• Established a Major Accident Investigation Team to replace the dedicated traffic unit's capabilities.

In total, nine positions are being eliminated through the reorganization and attrition. The shift moves officers from dedicated traffic enforcement back to patrol duties.

City Council meeting cancelled

The regular Citrus Heights City Council meeting scheduled for July 22, 2026, was cancelled. The next regular meeting is set for August 12, 2026.

Northwest Neighborhood Association plans National Night Out

The Northwest Neighborhood Association met July 20, 2026, to coordinate the National Night Out event scheduled for August 4, 2026, at Lichen Tk-8 School. Agenda items included:

• A grill and grill master services donation from Republic Services.
• A donation request to the Antelope Friends of Veterans Lions Club for food and beverages.
• A Tupelo beautification report.
• Bank account closure plans, to be determined in August.

Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published; the items above are from the agenda.

Sylvan Old Auburn Road Neighborhood Association meeting

On July 27, 2026, the Neighborhood Area 10 association was scheduled to hear from two speakers:

• Sacramento Regional Transit, presenting on the FLEX program for seniors and people with disabilities.
• The Citrus Heights Police Impact Team, providing a crime update.

Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. The next scheduled Citrus Heights City Council regular meeting is August 12, 2026.

Citrus Heights meetings outline police contracts, property sale, banquet hall proposal

Citrus Heights officials laid out a packed agenda earlier this month covering police union contracts, a possible city property sale, and a banquet hall proposal — but with minutes not yet published for any of the three recent meetings, no outcomes are confirmed.

City Council — July 8

The City Council scheduled a special closed session to negotiate labor agreements with police unions and unrepresented employees, followed by a regular meeting. Agenda items included adopting new memorandums of understanding for the Citrus Heights Police Officers Association and the Police Employees Association, with cost-of-living and market equity adjustments and changes to employer health benefit contributions.

The council also planned to consider selling city property at 7859 Casa Bella Way, adopting the 2026 Local Road Safety Plan update, and levying annual assessments for FY 2026/2027 across four landscape maintenance and lighting districts: 97-01, 98-01, 98-02, and 03-01.

A resolution supporting nomination of three Citrus Heights census tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation was also on the agenda.

Note: Minutes for this meeting have not been published. The agenda describes what was scheduled for consideration, not what was decided. Vote tallies and final actions are not available.

REACH Board — July 6

The REACH coalition was set to meet at the Sylvan Community Clubhouse to review neighborhood reports from eight local areas and receive updates from CHPD Lt. Bill Dunning and a City Hall representative, whose attendance was listed as conditional.

The board planned to approve May and June meeting minutes, hear treasurer reports, and discuss future planning under a WILBUR initiative focused on defining overreach and inventorying current REACH programs. No unfinished business was scheduled.

Event reminders on the agenda included the July 15 City Scoop at Sylvan Middle School and National Night Out on August 4, 2026.

Note: Minutes have not been published, so approvals and discussions listed are not confirmed.

Planning Commission — July 14

The Planning Commission agenda included approval of April 28, 2026, meeting minutes and a public hearing on a Use Permit for a project called "El Saloncito," a proposed banquet hall at 8040 Greenback Lane.

Note: Minutes have not been published. No decision on the permit is confirmed.

Coming up

• **July 22 — City Council:** The regular meeting scheduled for this date has been cancelled. The next regular City Council meeting is set for August 12, 2026.

All three recent meetings were listed as agenda-only with minutes not yet published. Residents seeking confirmed outcomes should watch for posted minutes from the city clerk's office.