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Carlsbad City Council adjourns to closed session to consider initiating litigation
Summary
The Carlsbad City Council moved into closed session to consider initiating litigation in one matter, citing "Section 54,956.9, subdivision D4," with all five council members present and no public speakers recorded.
The Carlsbad City Council adjourned into closed session to consider initiating litigation in one case, the City Attorney said at the start of the meeting.
The closed session was justified on the record as "Section 54,956.9, subdivision D4," the City Attorney said. Mayor Blackburn requested the City Attorney take the council into closed session; the council had all five members present and no speakers were registered during the public-comment period that preceded the closed-session motion.
At roll call, Council Member Shin, Council Member Burkholder, Council Member Acosta, Mayor Pro Tem Patel and Mayor Blackburn were recorded as present. Mayor Blackburn told the City Attorney, "City attorney, please take us into closed session." The City Attorney responded, "Thank you, mayor. We'll adjourn to closed session to consider initiation of litigation of 1 case. The closed session is authorized by Section 54,956.9, subdivision D4." The transcript records no formal roll-call vote on the adjournment to closed session.
No additional details about the subject of the potential litigation were provided in the public portion of the transcript.
