The Santa Clara City Council convened a hybrid meeting and moved into a closed session to "conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code section 54957," Assistant City Attorney Sue Rueter said. The item covers multiple bargaining units the city listed during the announcement.

At the start of the meeting the assistant city clerk called roll and noted Mayor Gilmore was absent. The council clarified hybrid participation was available to the public via Zoom and by attending in person. The council solicited public comment and was told there were no speakers online or in the chamber.

Before adjourning the open meeting, council members took a procedural vote to excuse Mayor Gilmore. A motion to excuse the mayor was made and seconded; a roll-call vote recorded affirmatives from the five members present and the motion passed, 5-0. Council member Park was recorded as arriving to the meeting during the roll-call sequence.

The closed-session notice described the scope as negotiations with the city's labor negotiators covering Unit 1; Unit 2; Unit 3; Unit 4; Unit 578; Unit 6; Unit 99 A; 9 b; and 10, and stated the city representatives listed would attend. The council then dismissed the public meeting and convened the closed session. No further details about bargaining positions, settlements or instructions to negotiators were disclosed in the public record.

No future public meeting date or additional action was announced on the public record before the closed session.