Los Banos City Council holds closed session on city manager and city attorney; no decision reported

Los Banos City Council met in special session on Aug. 14 and went into closed session to discuss public employment matters involving the city manager and city attorney under Government Code section 54957(b). The council returned from closed session and announced that no decision had been made.

The closed session followed a brief public forum in which no members of the public spoke. Before adjourning to closed session, the council approved the meeting agenda by voice vote; the transcript does not specify who moved or seconded the motion, and no roll-call tally was recorded beyond the presiding officer saying "Aye." The council took the closed-session item under the cited authority for discussing public employee appointments or dismissals and indicated it would report back afterward if any action had been taken.

After returning from closed session, the presiding officer stated that "no decision was made, only advisement to the city council," and that there would be no action taken at that time. The meeting then was adjourned.

The meeting record does not include details of the matters discussed in closed session, any recommended staffing actions, or a vote related to the city manager or city attorney. Public comment on the item was not recorded because no one spoke during the public forum. The council members present, per the roll call, were Sanders, Lewis, Chavez and Amaville.