Saying that Galt City Councilman Curt Campion would be committing a perfectly legal but unethical act, the council agreed to pay him a cash benefit for health insurance if Campion requests it.

The Galt City Council has set a special public meeting next week to discuss Councilman Curt Campion’s request for health care benefits as an elected official.

Resident Mukesh Patel has been appointed to the city's Measure R Oversight Committee, charged with overseeing a public safety bond measure approved by voters.

It could include a reflecting pond or small waterfall. Perhaps a bench where visitors can pause.

Elk Grove is seeking approval to move its sphere of influence boundary south toward Galt, and at least one Galt City Council member is concerned.

At tonight's regular meeting, the Galt Planning Commission will discuss whether to add two additional members.

Mayor Marylou Powers has a secret stash she keeps in her trunk. In the area where most store a spare tire or gym bag, the self-proclaimed animal lover keeps two cat traps, a collage of dog leashes and fresh water.

The Re-Open Galt School Libraries Committee is holding an ice cream fundraiser today, to get one step closer to the $5,000 needed to keep the libraries in the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District open through the end of the school year.

The Galt Police Department's lone dog has suffered a career-ending injury and is retiring immediately, leaving the department without any working police dogs.

The Cosumnes Community Services District, which provides fire service to Galt and Elk Grove, may stop staffing the Galt fire station in the eastern part of the city on a rotating basis.

A Redding company has been chosen to install fiber optic cable connecting Galt City Hall with the Municipal Services Center to improve wireless data communication.

The city of Galt is busy buying material for approved city projects that volunteers will work on at the upcoming "Love Galt" day, scheduled for April 27.

Galt's annual Independence Day celebration may still be three months away, but its planners have announced a family fun run to honor the life of fallen Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn. He was killed in the line of duty in January.

The Galt City Council will hold a joint meeting Thursday with the Planning Commission to discuss city housing needs related to the city’s General Plan.

The Galt Youth Committee is now accepting student membership applications. The committee meets monthly on Mondays.

Big dogs. Small dogs. Fluffy dogs. Funny dogs. Dogs with bandanas and dogs who go bananas. Galt’s furriest friends gathered at the Monterey Dog Park on Lake Park Avenue on Saturday for a casual contest to find the best dogs around.

The city of Galt was profiled online Wednesday as part of the ongoing Strong Cities | Strong State campaign highlighting local government success stories throughout California. "Strong Cities | Strong State" is a project of the League of California Cities and the California City Management Foundation.

Galt Police Lt. Jim Uptegrove is retiring next month after one of the longest career stints in the department's history.

McCaffrey Middle School students in Galt are scheduled today to participate in a youth-led high school dropout prevention pledge.

All eight part-time hourly Galt Adult School teachers will be laid off at the end of the school year, as the Galt Joint Union High School District responds to the governor's proposal to shift adult education to the community college system.

The Shop Local Committee and the Galt District Chamber of Commerce will hold the fourth annual Galt Eggstravaganza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on Fourth Street between B and E streets in Galt.

The city of Galt hopes the Sacramento Area Council of Governments will still pay to help complete C Street improvements, despite the city's loss of some of the matching funds due to the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency.

To date, more than 20 Galt Joint Union Elementary School District teachers, administrators and board members have signed up to participate in a "Tip a Teacher" event to raise money to keep the district's school libraries open.

The city could spend up to $415,000 to honor fallen Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn with a dog park in his name, although no decision has been made.

The Galt City Council stopped short of giving unconditional support to the Wilton Rancheria Miwok tribe whose members are seeking to build a casino just north of the city along Highway 99, but said they are willing to work with the tribe.