Sacramento City Council convenes special meeting, adjourns to closed session on potential litigation and building-security threats

The Sacramento City Council convened a special meeting at 1:04 p.m. and immediately adjourned into closed session to discuss potential litigation and threats to the security of public buildings, Mayor Pro Tem Guerra said.

Council members and staff said the closed-session agenda included two items to consider initiation of litigation under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) (one potential case each) and a separate item under Government Code section 54957.8 to consult with the Sacramento police chief about threats to public buildings and the public’s right of access to facilities. The city clerk’s roll call showed Council Member Vang, Council Member Jennings, Council Member Kaplan, Council Member Maple, Mayor Pro Tem Guerra and Council Member Dickinson present, establishing a quorum.

The meeting record shows no public speakers on the closed-session items. After the clerk read the items and confirmed the quorum, the council adjourned to closed session; the public record provided no further details or outcomes at the time of adjournment.

Closed sessions are confidential by law; this meeting’s agenda items were limited to the three matters described publicly by staff. The council did not disclose any decisions, votes or reportable actions in the portion of the record provided.

A summary of the items as read into the public record follows: two agenda items to consider initiation of litigation (each described as “one potential case”) under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4), and one item under Government Code section 54957.8 to consult with the Sacramento police chief about threats to public buildings and threats to the public’s right of access to services or facilities. The council then recessed into closed session at 1:04 p.m.; no subsequent public proceedings are recorded in the supplied transcript.