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Burbank City Council meets in closed session over voting-rights lawsuit
Summary
The Burbank City Council convened a special meeting March 13 and recessed into closed session to discuss Nicholas Gutierrez v. City of Burbank, a voting‑rights lawsuit under Government Code §54956.9(d)(1); no members of the public spoke and two council members were briefly absent.
The Burbank City Council convened a special meeting Friday and recessed into closed session to discuss pending litigation, the council announced.
City Attorney said the closed-session item concerned Nicholas Gutierrez v. City of Burbank, which he described as "a California voting rights, case," and cited Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) as the basis for the closed‑session discussion. The council did not disclose any substantive details about the case in the public portion of the meeting.
Before moving into closed session, a staff member reading public-comment procedures explained how remote callers could participate and summarized time limits: up to three minutes per speaker if there are 1–20 speakers, two minutes if there are 21–39 speakers, and one minute for 40 or more speakers. The presiding officer noted there were no in-person or phone callers and declared the public comment period closed.
The presiding officer also noted the temporary absence of Council Members Perez and Anthony, saying both were expected to arrive shortly. With no public comment to record, the council recessed the televised meeting and proceeded to the closed session.
The televised portion of the meeting ended when the council entered closed session. The public record opened and closed at the times announced by the council; the closed-session discussion is confidential under state law and details were not released at the meeting.
