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National City Council convenes closed sessions on litigation, city manager employment and workers’ compensation claim
Summary
The National City Council announced it would meet in closed session to discuss litigation involving Caber Investments Group Inc., consider the city manager position under public-employment law, and address a workers’ compensation liability claim; the council said it will report out at the meeting’s end.
The National City Council moved into closed session during its meeting after announcing three items for confidential discussion: litigation involving Caber Investments Group Inc., matters regarding the city manager’s employment, and a workers’ compensation liability claim.
A city staff member reading the closed-session agenda said, “We have 3 items for closed session,” and enumerated the matters as required under the Brown Act provisions cited in the transcript. The staff member read that Item 5.1 was “a conference with legal counsel pursuant to paragraph 1, subdivision d of government code 54956.9,” identifying the litigation in the transcript as “The People of the State of California by and through the City of National City v. Caber Investments Group Inc. et al.” The reading also referenced public-employment authority “pursuant to government code section 54957(b)(1)” for the city manager and a workers’ compensation liability claim described under government code 54956.9.
Earlier in the meeting, the clerk conducted roll call and noted members present; the clerk stated, “We have a quorum.” A single member of the public, Marco Espinosa, gave a brief public comment and said he planned to return for the 6 p.m. meeting. The transcript records no formal vote or decision on the closed-session items during the public portion of the meeting.
Council leaders stated they would report out any required actions or disclosures from the closed session at the end of the council meeting. The transcript does not provide outcomes or details of discussions held in the closed session; the workers’ compensation claim amount cited in the reading was not specified clearly in the transcript.
What happens next: The council said it will report any reportable actions from the closed session later in the meeting. No formal motions, votes, or final outcomes on the listed closed-session items appear in the public portion of the transcript.
