Los Banos City Council moves into closed session on city manager evaluation, returns with no reportable action

Los Banos City Council convened Jan. 8, 2025, approved its agenda and briefly opened a public forum before moving into a closed session to conduct a public employee performance evaluation of the city manager under Government Code §54957(b).

The presiding official called roll and recorded the presence of Lambert, Lewis and Hamoval before asking the council to approve the agenda "as submitted." After a motion and a second, the presiding official said, "Not hearing any, I'll signify by saying aye," and announced, "Ayes have it," approving the agenda.

During the public forum the presiding official reminded attendees they had "5 minutes to speak" if they wished but then closed the forum after saying there were no speakers. The council then moved to closed session; the presiding official announced, "In closed session, it's public employee performance evaluation pursuant to government code section 54957(b), title city manager." The session was held in private as allowed under that statute.

When the council returned to open session the presiding official said, "There's no reportable action taken at this time in closed session," and adjourned the meeting. The transcript does not record any formal votes or directives related to the city manager evaluation or follow‑up steps.

The meeting record shows only procedural actions: agenda approval and a closed‑session personnel evaluation that resulted in no public action. No public commenters spoke during the allotted forum, and no additional items were discussed or decided on the record.