Westminster council recesses to closed session to consider city attorney appointment

The Westminster City Council recessed into closed session at 10:08 a.m. Oct. 30 to consider the appointment of a city attorney, a city staff member announced.

“The city council recess to a closed session for the following purpose, public employee appoint employment appointment pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1). Title, City Attorney,” the staff member read aloud during the meeting.

The public portion of the meeting opened with roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation. Present when roll call was taken were Mayor Wynne, Vice Mayor Manzo and Councilwoman Fan West; District 4 Council Member Wynne was recorded as absent, and the mayor was informed the council had a quorum.

Council members were told there were no oral communications signed up for the closed session. A brief exchange followed about whether the body would return to open session immediately; meeting participants agreed to recess to closed session, and no public vote or further public action on the appointment was recorded in the supplied transcript.

Under Government Code section 54957(b)(1), local legislative bodies may meet in closed session to discuss the appointment of public employees. The transcript segments provided do not include any names of candidates, motions to appoint, or vote tallies. The council’s next public action or any outcomes from the closed session were not recorded in these segments.