Tour de Madera council moves into closed session to evaluate town manager

The Tour de Madera Town Council on Aug. 5, 2025, adjourned its public meeting into a closed session to conduct a public-employee performance evaluation of the town manager and to confer with labor negotiators about the town manager.

Mayor Evasio opened the meeting and said, "I'd like to call this meeting to order of the Tour de Madera town council on 08/05/2025, and we are going to adjourn to a private meeting." The council then offered a short opportunity for public comment related to the closed session; none was made in the room, and staff noted one person was online but did not raise a hand.

The council’s stated reasons for the closed session were "public employee performance evaluation of our town manager" and "conference with labor negotiators also regarding the town manager," language provided aloud to the public during the meeting. After the roll call confirmed the presence of Council Member Andrews, Council Member Beckman, Council Member Canciza, Vice Mayor Thomas and Mayor Evasio, the council proceeded to close the public proceeding. Staff said, "We have 1 person online, but he doesn't have his hand raised." Mayor Evasio told participants the council would return at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting record supplied no formal motion text with a mover, a second, or a recorded roll-call vote on the record excerpt provided. The transcript shows the council announced the adjournment into closed session and left the public meeting; no further public deliberations or outcomes were reported in the public segment of the transcript.

Because the session was closed, the council did not discuss details of the evaluation or negotiations in the public record. The public comment window for matters related to the closed session produced no spoken comments on the record.

The council's next public action, according to the meeting excerpt, was to reconvene at 6:30 p.m.