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National City Council holds closed session on labor negotiations after resident questions $4.8M unassigned fund balance

5602177 · August 19, 2025
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The National City Council entered a closed session to confer with labor negotiators on contracts involving multiple employee groups after a public commenter asked how proposed negotiations would affect a $4,800,000 unassigned fund balance. City staff said the council would report out publicly at the end of the meeting.

A public commenter asked the National City Council on Tuesday what effect pending labor negotiations would have on the city’s $4,800,000 unassigned fund balance, and the council then moved into a closed session to confer with labor negotiators.

The question matters because the council later said it would meet in private to discuss contract talks with multiple employee organizations, and the city attorney told the council those groups included the MEA, the National City Fire Fighters Association and the Police Officers Association.

"If you can describe what the effect is on the $4,800,000 unassigned fund…

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