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Santa Barbara City Council adjourns to closed session on litigation; council member uses emergency remote participation
Summary
At a Jan. 28 special meeting the Santa Barbara City Council moved into closed session to discuss existing and anticipated litigation under Government Code section 54956.9. Council member Harmon said she would participate remotely under the emergency exception because she is recovering from the flu.
The Santa Barbara City Council on Jan. 28, 2025, adjourned into closed session to discuss existing and anticipated litigation under Government Code section 54956.9 and said it did not anticipate a report out, the council indicated at the start of the meeting.
Council member Harmon told the council she was “still in recovery from the flu,” and that she would “be utilizing the emergency exception to participate remotely today,” saying the illness qualified as just cause and adding, “there is no one who is 18 or older in the room with me…
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