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Vacaville council discusses moving closed sessions earlier to limit consultants’ costs
Summary
Council members debated scheduling closed sessions before regular meetings so outside counsel or consultants are not kept on the clock; staff and legal counsel said sessions may start later than posted time but not earlier, and the council agreed to flexible scheduling while keeping regular public meetings at 6 p.m.
Vacaville — Council members on July 22 discussed shifting closed sessions earlier in the evening to avoid running outside consultants and legal counsel late into the night.
Council Member Silva proposed holding closed sessions from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. before the regular 6 p.m. council meeting, citing concerns that outside consultants and counsel incur expense when council waits until the end of a meeting to go into…
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