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National City City Council moves into closed session to discuss litigation and staffing matters
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Summary
At a special meeting the National City City Council convened in closed session to consider one litigation matter, a workers' compensation liability claim, and two public‑employment matters involving the city manager and the city attorney; the council said it would report out at the end of the meeting.
At a special meeting, the National City City Council moved into closed session to consider a pair of public‑employment matters, a workers' compensation liability claim and a matter involving “significant exposure to litigation,” council members and the city attorney said.
The mayor opened the meeting, explained public‑comment procedures and that the session was being webcast, and the clerk called the roll. After the pledge of allegiance and a public‑comment period with no speakers, the mayor turned the meeting to the city attorney to describe the closed‑session agenda.
The city attorney told the council that Item 5.1 involves “significant exposure to litigation” and that there is one case to be discussed. The attorney described Item 5.3 as a liability claim involving workers' compensation. The attorney also said two items are public‑employment matters: one concerning the city manager position and a second concerning the city attorney position. The attorney introduced the statutory grounds for closed‑session consideration in general terms (statutory citations recorded in the meeting record).
The council did not take any public action in the open session. The mayor adjourned the open portion of the meeting so members could retrieve materials and stated the body would report out on the closed session at the end of the council meeting.
No votes, motions or decisions were recorded in the public portion of this transcript. The city attorney indicated the matters would be handled under the Government Code provisions that permit closed deliberations on pending or threatened litigation and on specified public‑employment matters; the meeting record lists the relevant Government Code sections (noted in the meeting record with transcription punctuation and corrected in the official record for clarity).
