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Carlsbad City Council convenes closed session on potential litigation and police MOU
Summary
At its meeting tonight, the Carlsbad City Council recessed into closed session to consider two potential litigation matters and labor negotiations over a memorandum of understanding with the Carlsbad Police Management Association. No public actions or outcomes were disclosed in the transcript.
At its meeting tonight, the Carlsbad City Council recessed into closed session to consider two potential litigation matters and labor negotiations over a memorandum of understanding with the Carlsbad Police Management Association.
The City Attorney opened the closed-session items, saying, “This evening, we're gonna go into closed session to discuss 3 items,” and identified two items to consider initiation of litigation and a third to meet with labor negotiators on an MOU with the Carlsbad Police Management Association. The council announced all five members present: Council member Shin, Council member Burkholder, Council member Acosta, Mayor Pro Tem Temba Patel and Mayor Blackburn. The meeting record shows there were no public speakers before the recess into closed session.
The City Attorney said the closed sessions were taken under California Government Code Section 54956.9 (initiation of litigation) and Government Code Section 54957.6 (labor negotiations). The city's negotiators named in the record were Sheila Cobian; Assistant City Manager Laura Rocha; Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services Judy von Kalinowski; Human Resources Director Zach Korash; Finance Director Jennifer True; Assistant City Attorney Darren Schwab; Assistant Human Resources Director Silvano Rodriguez; Human Resources Manager Debbie Porter; a Senior Management Analyst (name not specified); and Tim Davis of the law firm Burke, Williams & Sorensen. The employee organization identified was the Carlsbad Police Management Association.
The transcript records the council's decision to go into closed session but does not disclose any motions, votes or the substance of discussions held in closed session. No public action or decision appeared in the portion of the minutes provided.
The closed-session items touch on matters that generally affect the city's ability to litigate and negotiate terms with a police management bargaining unit; the transcript does not include details about the litigation subjects, the scope of potential claims, or the bargaining objectives for the MOU. Any outcomes, directives to staff, or formal agreements that might result are not recorded in the excerpt provided.
