Encinitas City Council moves into closed session on firefighters' labor negotiations; report set for 6 p.m.

The Encinitas City Council met in a special closed session to confer with its labor negotiator regarding the Encinitas Firefighters Association (IAFF 3787) under the authority of Government Code 54957.6. Council members announced a report from that closed session will be presented at the council's 6:00 p.m. regular meeting.

The meeting opened with roll call and confirmation that all members were present except Council member O'Hara. City negotiators identified for the session were Judy von Kalanowski, the city's human resources director, and Timothy Davis, an attorney. The council stated the meeting contained one closed-session item: conference with labor negotiator regarding IAFF 3787.

There were no public comments taken at the special meeting before the council adjourned into closed session. Council members said the report from the closed session will be made at the later regular meeting but did not provide substantive details about the negotiations in the special-session record.

No votes, motions, or other formal public actions regarding the substance of the negotiations were recorded in the special meeting transcript. The contents of the closed-session discussion were not disclosed in the special meeting's public record; the only outcomes noted publicly were (1) that the council moved into closed session on the specified labor item and (2) that a report is scheduled for the 6:00 p.m. regular council meeting.

The council's notation that Government Code 54957.6 authorized the closed session identifies the legal basis cited during the meeting for conferring with the labor negotiator; the transcript did not include additional statutory citations, dollar amounts, or timelines related to the negotiations.