At a special meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors convened in Placerville and recessed into closed session to consider two agenda items, the presiding official said.

Unidentified Speaker 2, the presiding official who opened the session, said, "Good morning, El Dorado County. Today is Monday, 01/05/2026. Happy New Year," and then called the special meeting to order. The board led the Pledge of Allegiance before proceeding with preliminary business.

Staff explained the public-comment process for closed-session items, noting each speaker would be allowed three minutes, with a 30-second warning before time expired. After checking for online participants, staff announced, "There is no public comment," indicating no Zoom or phone callers had signed up to speak on the two closed-session items.

Speaker 2 asked county counsel whether a report-out from the closed session was expected; counsel replied they did not anticipate a report out. The presiding official then moved to recess into closed session to consider items 1 and 2.

The public portion of the record therefore contains only the board's opening, procedural announcements, the absence of online public comment, and the formal recess into closed session. The transcript does not include any public deliberation of the closed-session items or any formal votes during the open portion of the meeting.