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Livingston City Council adjourns into closed session to discuss labor negotiations and litigation
Summary
At its meeting the Livingston City Council called roll, closed public comment on closed-session matters, and adjourned into closed session to consider labor negotiations, personnel matters, and pending and anticipated litigation under Government Code section 54956.9; no open votes were recorded.
The Livingston City Council convened at 6:13 and, after roll call and an opportunity for citizen comment, adjourned into closed session to consider labor negotiations, personnel matters and pending and anticipated litigation.
The council called roll and recorded Council members Oppal, Wallace, Mayor Pro Tem Samara and Mayor Moran as present; Council member Roth was noted as not in attendance. Speaker 2 stated, “For the record, council member Roth is not in attendance.” Speaker 1 led the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence for first responders and military members.
The presiding official announced three closed-session items: item 6, a conference with the labor negotiator covering multiple employee groups; item 7, a conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation under Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(1), naming John Marco v. City of Livingston as the case cited in the record; and item 8, a conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation initiation under Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4). Speaker 1 listed the employee organizations covered by item 6 as the clerical bargaining unit, the police supervisory employees association, the management and confidential bargaining unit, the Livingston Police Officers Association and the public works and parks unit.
Speaker 1 told the chamber, “So at this time, we're going to adjourn into closed session, and we'll be we'll be back in a little bit.” The meeting adjourned into closed session; the transcript records no open-session motions or votes on the listed items.
The council did not receive public comment on the closed-session items; Speaker 1 asked whether anyone wished to comment and, finding none, closed the public-comment period at 6:15. The council indicated it would return to open session later but the time of return and any outcomes from the closed session were not recorded in the provided transcript.
