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Petaluma Council Adds Closed Session After City Is Named in New Federal Lawsuit
Summary
City Attorney Eric Denali asked the council to add a closed session after staff learned a federal lawsuit had been filed naming the City of Petaluma; the council voted to add the item and later reported no action after the closed session.
City Attorney Eric Denali told the Petaluma City Council on Jan. 5 that the city learned earlier that day a lawsuit had been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California titled United States of America v. City of Morgan Hill, City of Petaluma (Case No. 5:26‑CV‑00056‑BLF). Denali recommended the council add a closed session under the Brown Act exception that allows consideration of newly discovered matters…
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