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Napa City Council approves consent calendar, convenes to closed session; staff reports prior settlement
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At its April 21 meeting the Napa City Council approved the consent calendar and adjourned into closed session to discuss labor negotiations and a potential opioid-related litigation matter; staff reported a prior settlement involving a former employee described in closed-session report-out.
The Napa City Council on April 21 approved its consent calendar and then convened to closed session to discuss labor negotiations and a potential litigation matter related to an opioid class-action settlement.
Mayor Scott Sedgley called the vote after Council Member Painter moved to approve the consent calendar and Council Member Lourdes seconded. The mayor announced the motion carried unanimously.
City Attorney (name and title given at the meeting) told the council the closed session would cover two items: a conference with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6 (city-designated representatives listed during the announcement) and a conference with legal counsel under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) concerning the initiation of litigation tied to a potential opioid class-action settlement with six remaining defendants.
The city attorney also reported out from a prior closed session (Feb. 17, 2026) where the council approved a settlement with a former city employee. The attorney stated the total settlement amount as $290,000, with $160,000 to the employee and $129,000 to the employee's attorney; the transcript shows those component numbers do not sum to the stated total. The city characterized the settlement as resolving the dispute to avoid further litigation.
The meeting adjourned to closed session; no further public action was taken on the litigation or labor negotiation items during the open meeting. The council's next regular meeting was announced as May 5.
