# City of Hollister City Council Meeting - 10/19/2026


**Body:** City of Hollister California
**Date:** October 18, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The October 19, 2026 Hollister City Council meeting included proclamations and a San Benito County Public Health presentation on tobacco use. Presenters highlighted adolescent nicotine-pouch use, tobacco retailers near schools, and the city’s tobacco-policy grades, and recommended considering stronger smoke-free protections in outdoor public spaces. Council members discussed vape disposal and said they would look at policy options; no policy action was taken in the transcript. No contract awards, bids, vendor selections, or purchasing decisions were identified.

Most of the meeting was public comment concerning recent city layoffs and the city’s financial condition. Speakers described potential effects on police records and evidence processing, water and sewer operations, finance services, recreation, airport grant administration, and other city functions; several called for reinstating employees or removing the city manager. Speakers also cited grant funding, including a past housing-allocation grant that one employee said provided more than $750,000 to local shelters, and FAA-funded airport projects. At the end, the council proposed adding two emergency agenda items: direction for HR and administration to meet and confer with unions and work with department heads on service needs, and rescission of the emergency financial resolution. The transcript records a motion and second to add those items, followed by public comment, but does not document final votes on the proposed actions. A special meeting was announced for Wednesday to address pending decisions. No procurement activity was identified.

**Source:** City of Hollister California