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Costa Mesa council lists labor negotiations with executive unit during closed session
Summary
The council’s closed-session agenda for Oct. 21, 2025, included two labor-negotiation items naming Interim City Manager Cecilia Gallardo Daley as the agency representative and the Costa Mesa City Executive Unit as the employee organization; the public record provided no negotiation details.
The Costa Mesa City Council’s Oct. 21, 2025, closed-session agenda included two items to meet with labor negotiators, the City Clerk said.
According to the clerk’s reading, "Agency designated representative is Cecilia Gallardo Daley, interim city manager. Name of employee organization is Costa Mesa City Executive Unit." A separate labor item listed Kimberly Barlow, city attorney, as the agency’s negotiator for unrepresented employees, specifically noting the city manager as the employee in question.
The public portion of the transcript contains only the clerk’s reading of the labor negotiation items and the council’s recess to closed session. Under California Government Code section 54957.6, discussions about labor negotiations are held in closed session; the transcript does not disclose bargaining positions, proposals, or any agreements.
No votes or public directions on those labor items were recorded during the open portion of the meeting.
