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Carlsbad council directs city attorney to convene closed session on labor talks and C4FA litigation
Summary
The Carlsbad City Council met, heard there were no public speakers, and instructed the city attorney to move into a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and existing litigation identified as C4FA v. County of San Diego, citing Government Code §§ 549.576 and 549.560.9.
The Carlsbad City Council convened and immediately directed the city attorney to lead a closed session to consider labor negotiations and existing litigation, the mayor and city attorney said.
“The attorney please take us into closed session,” Mayor Blackburn said, and the city attorney replied, “We have 2 closed session items for you this evening.”
Why it matters: The council signaled it would discuss personnel- and litigation-related matters behind closed doors under California’s open-meeting exemptions. The city attorney said the labor negotiators and the litigation item are authorized by Government Code section 549.576 and Government Code section 549.560.9, respectively.
What was announced: The city attorney told the council the two closed-session topics would be taken in reverse order and then described the items. The first listed topic was a conference with labor negotiators (Gov. Code § 549.576). The city attorney named the city negotiators: Sheila Cobian, assistant city manager; Laura Rocha, deputy city manager of administrative services; Jennifer True, senior assistant city attorney; Zach Koresh, finance director; Darren Schwab, human resources director; Jessica Dorsey, human resources manager; and Fire Chief Mike Calderwood, with outside counsel Tim Davis and Cathy Furlick of Burke, Williams & Sorensen also present.
The second item the attorney identified was a conference with counsel to discuss existing litigation captioned C4FA versus County of San Diego, which the attorney said is authorized under Government Code section 549.560.9. The attorney indicated the council would take that item if time permitted.
Public comment and attendance: The meeting record shows no public speakers were present for this session, and the mayor noted all five council members were in attendance.
Next steps: The council recessed the public meeting to closed session for the announced matters. Closed sessions authorized under the cited Government Code sections are confidential; the public record will reflect only the statutory authorizations and, typically, any final actions disclosed following the closed session in a subsequent open meeting, if required.
