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Encinitas council convenes closed session for city manager review and labor negotiations

Encinitas City Council · March 11, 2026
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Summary

The Encinitas City Council met in closed session to conduct the annual performance evaluation of the city manager and to confer with its labor negotiator, identified as Assistant City Manager Jace Schwarm; the council said it will report out at the regular session at 6 p.m.

The Encinitas City Council moved into closed session to conduct the annual performance evaluation of the city manager and to meet with its labor negotiator, council members announced during roll call.

During a brief opening, the presiding official asked for roll call; Council member Lions, Council member San Antonio and Council member Schaefer answered present, Deputy Mayor O'Hara was noted as absent and Mayor Aers was recorded present. The presiding official then identified two closed-session items: the annual public employee performance evaluation of the city manager under Government Code section 54957, and a conference with the city's labor negotiator under Government Code section 54957.6.

The council named Jace Schwarm, assistant city manager, as the city negotiator and said the employee subject to the evaluation is the city manager. No motions, votes or substantive details of the evaluation or labor negotiations were discussed in the open transcript; the council stated it would report out on the closed session at the regular session at 6 p.m. before adjourning to closed session.

Because the session was convened under the cited Government Code sections, the council did not disclose deliberations or staff recommendations in the public segment of the transcript. The council is required by state law to identify the legal authority for personnel and labor negotiation closed sessions; those authorities were included in the announcement.