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Mayor Blackburn leads council into closed session to consider possible litigation
Summary
At a short meeting, Mayor Blackburn said the council would adjourn to closed session to consult legal counsel on whether to initiate litigation, citing Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4). All five members were present and no public speakers were noted.
Mayor Blackburn called the meeting to order, completed roll call and said all five council members were present before asking the council to go into closed session to consult with legal counsel on whether to initiate litigation.
The move came after a brief public-comment period in which Mayor Blackburn said, "We have no public speakers." He then asked the council to "Please take us into closed session," and stated the purpose: "We're going to adjourn to closed session to have a conference of legal counsel regarding whether to initiate litigation." The mayor cited Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) as the statutory authority for the closed session.
The transcript records the council proceeding directly into closed session; no formal roll-call vote or objections were recorded in the public portion of the meeting. Earlier in the proceedings, the mayor conducted roll call, naming Council members Luna, Burkholder and Acosta and Mayor Pro Tem Battelle as present.
The closed session was described on the record as a consultation with legal counsel about whether to start litigation. The public portion of the meeting ended when the council recessed into closed session; no additional public actions or votes are included in the transcript.
The council did not announce any public-facing decisions in the recorded minutes. Any formal action resulting from the closed session, including whether litigation will be initiated, would be subject to later public reporting if and when the council takes an open, reportable action.
