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South Gate council announces closed session on pending litigation and labor negotiations

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The council announced it would go into closed session to discuss pending litigation (Ameris Alguera v. City of South Gate et al.) under Government Code section 54956.9 and labor negotiations under Government Code section 54957.6; agency representative Rob Houston and listed employee organizations were named.

The South Gate City Council announced it would adjourn into closed session to discuss a pending lawsuit and labor negotiations.

City Attorney Salinas read the closed-session items: a pending lawsuit identified as Ameris Alguera v. City of South Gate et al., discussed under Government Code section 54956.9(a), and a conference with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6. City Manager Rob Houston was named as the agency representative for the labor negotiations. The transcript lists unrepresented employees as top management, departmental directors and hourly employees and named employee organizations: South Gate MEA, South Gate PMMA, South Gate DMA, South Gate PMA and South Gate POA.

No public testimony or emails on the closed-session items were received before recess, and the council went into closed session. The public record in the transcript does not disclose any closed-session deliberations or outcomes.