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City Council holds closed session on city manager; directs staff to follow up
Summary
At a special City Council meeting Aug. 20, council members met in closed session to discuss the city manager position and labor negotiations; upon return they recorded that staff were given direction and that all members were present except Council Member Koval.
A special meeting of the City Council convened at 4 p.m. Aug. 20, 2025, and moved into closed session to discuss public employment and labor negotiations related to the city manager, the presiding official said. “We will be entering closed session, on item number 1, public employment, title city manager. Number 2, public employment appointment, title city manager. And, item number 3, conference with labor negotiators, with the city designated representatives and, for the unrepresented employee, potential new city manager,” the presiding official said before the council left the open meeting.
The nut graf: The council did not take a public vote during the meeting; after returning to open session the presiding official reported that direction had been given to staff on the items discussed and that all council members were present except Council Member Koval. “Let the record reflect that we’re back in open session,” the presiding official said. “I want to also, for administrative clarification that all council members were present during the meeting with the exception of Council Member Koval. And, closed session, as to item number 1, 2, and 3, direction given to staff.”
During the closed session, the council listed three agenda items: public employment (city manager), public employment appointment (city manager) and conference with labor negotiators regarding a potential new city manager. The meeting record released at reconvening did not include motions, votes, personnel names, or additional public details about discussions held in closed session.
This special meeting concluded after the reconvened open session statement. The transcript does not specify any timelines, candidate names, specific directions given to staff, or follow-up dates. The public record here only shows that closed-session discussion occurred on the listed employment and negotiation items and that staff were given direction; no formal, public action or vote was recorded in the available transcript.
