At the close of the open session on Dec. 2, 2025, the Taft City Council announced it would recess to closed session to discuss two items: (a) conference with the city's labor negotiator, City Manager Craig Jones, under Government Code section 54957.6 regarding all bargaining units; and (b) conference with the real property negotiator, City Manager Craig Jones, under Government Code section 54956.8 concerning a disclosed parcel.

The presiding officer listed the code sections that justify the closed session topics and wished the audience happy holidays before adjourning the open portion of the meeting. No substantive details about the real-property parcel or the labor issues were discussed in open session.