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Selma City Council moves into closed session to discuss IAFF labor negotiations
Summary
At a special 4:30 p.m. meeting, the Selma City Council convened a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 3716 and fire middle management employees; no public comment was taken and no public outcome was recorded in the transcript.
SELMA, Calif. — The Selma City Council convened a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and immediately moved into closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 3716 and fire middle management employees, the meeting clerk announced.
The clerk told the council and the public that the council would meet in closed session under California Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) and that the city attorney would provide an oral report on a conference with labor negotiators. “With that, we will convene to closed session,” the clerk said.
The clerk identified Jason Rogers, the city manager, as the agency-designated representative for the negotiations and listed the employee organizations as IAFF Local 3716 and fire middle management employees. The council took no public votes or actions before adjourning into the closed session; the transcript contains no public report of any outcome.
Before adjourning, the clerk conducted a roll call showing Mayor Robertson, Mayor Pertim Guerra, Council member Avalos, Council member Oseguera and Council member Trujillo present. The clerk also reviewed public comment procedures, noting members of the public could press 9 to raise a hand and would be limited to three minutes; at the time of the roll call the clerk reported no hands were raised.
The closed-session item was announced as Item 1 and described as being conducted pursuant to California Government Code section 54957.6, identifying the city manager as the designated representative. The public notice included meeting access information (telephone and webinar ID) and standard conduct expectations for attendees.
The council did not announce any determinations or votes in the public portion of the record. Any decisions, agreements or directions resulting from the closed session—if required by law to be disclosed—would appear in a subsequent public report or in later meeting minutes.
The council convened to closed session at the time announced by the clerk; the public portion of the special meeting ended with the closed-session announcement.
