Selma City Council moves into closed session to consider potential litigation including City of Selma v. Santion

Selma City Council convened a special meeting March 17, 2026, and moved into closed session to consider potential litigation, including a listed case captioned City of Selma v. Santion (CE CG05076), and to approve confidential minutes from March 3, 2026.

Meeting officials opened the session at 4:31 p.m. and provided remote access details for callers and webinar participants. During roll call the clerk recorded Member Avalos, Council member Oagera, Council member Trillo, Mayor Promgara, and Mayor Robertson as present. The clerk read the agenda-change rules and cited California Government Code section 54954.2(b). The city attorney stated, “Nothing to add or to delete, Mr. Mayor.”

The clerk announced the council would convene to closed session under Government Code section 54956.9 to discuss potential litigation and to consider approval of confidential meeting minutes. The agenda identified City of Selma v. Santion, case number CE CG05076, as a subject for the closed session.

State law (Gov. Code § 54956.9) allows local legislative bodies to discuss pending or potential litigation in closed session. The transcript does not record any deliberations, votes, or public actions taken during the closed session; the meeting record ends with the council convening to closed session.

The council did not announce any final action or vote in the public portion of the transcript. If the council later takes public action on these matters, those outcomes will appear in subsequent meeting minutes or public reports.