Laguna Beach Unified School District board adopts agenda, adjourns to closed session on labor talks and anticipated litigation

The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education convened at 5:00 p.m. The board adopted its agenda and then adjourned into closed session to discuss labor negotiations and anticipated litigation under California Government Code sections 54957.6 and 54956.9(d)(4).

During an initial roll call, Member Kelly and Member Malcheski answered present; Clerk Hills and President Perry also stated they were present. The presiding officer asked Doctor Glass and board members whether there were any changes to the agenda; no changes were offered on the record.

When asked to adopt the agenda "as presented," an unidentified board member moved and another seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote with members responding "Aye." No roll-call vote or numeric tally was recorded in the minutes provided.

Before adjourning to closed session, Clerk Hills confirmed there were no speaker cards for members of the public wishing to comment on closed-session items. The presiding officer then announced the board would "adjourn to closed session to discuss conference with labor negotiators, Government Code 54957.6, [and] legal counsel, anticipated litigation, Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)."

The closed-session topics — labor negotiations and anticipated litigation — are allowed under the cited California Government Code provisions, which permit private discussion of certain personnel and litigation matters. The transcript does not include any substantive discussion of those matters on the public record, nor any decisions or outcomes from the closed session.

Next steps: the board adjourned to closed session; no public timetable or return time was recorded in the provided transcript.