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Port Hueneme council directs manager to negotiate city attorney contract after closed session
Summary
The Port Hueneme City Council met in a Nov. 12 special session, recessed into closed session to discuss the city attorney position under Government Code section 54957(b)(1), and directed the city manager to negotiate with a firm and return with a proposed contract for council approval.
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — The Port Hueneme City Council met in a special session on Nov. 12 and recessed into closed session to discuss the city attorney position, later directing the city manager to negotiate with a firm and bring a contract back to the council for approval.
Mayor McLean LeJeune called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and the clerk recorded that council members Gama, Hernandez and Perez, Mayor Pro Tempe Lopez and Mayor McLean LeJeune were present. The mayor asked whether there were any public comments; the clerk reported there were none.
The city manager read the closed-session item, saying: "There is 1 closed session item on the agenda this evening regarding public employment to discuss the position of city attorney pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1)." The council recessed into closed session at 4:01 p.m.
The council reconvened at 7:41 p.m. During the required open-session report, the city manager said the council "has provided direction to the city manager to negotiate with a, with 1 of the firms and return to council at a future city council meeting with a, contract, for approval." No votes or motions were recorded in the transcript; the statement conveyed the council's direction arising from the closed session.
The mayor adjourned the special meeting at 7:42 p.m. and announced the next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
What the council did and what remains: The council used its closed-session authority under Government Code section 54957(b)(1) to discuss public employment (the city attorney position). According to the city manager's open-session report, the city manager was directed to negotiate with a selected firm and return with a proposed contract for council consideration; the transcript does not show a motion, roll-call vote, or the firm's name. The record also shows no public comments were received during this special meeting.
Next steps: The council will consider any negotiated contract when it is returned at a future meeting; the transcript does not specify a date for that meeting beyond the general statement to return with a contract.
