Selma City Council convenes special meeting and moves into closed session on potential litigation and fire labor talks

The Selma City Council convened a special meeting on April 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. and recessed into closed session to discuss potential litigation and labor negotiations involving the citys fire department, the council announced. The meeting was held in the Selma City Council Chambers and broadcast by teleconference.

The council opened the meeting, provided remote access information for participants and described public-comment procedures, including instructions for phone users to press *9 to raise a hand and *6 to mute or unmute. The meeting record shows that no members of the public indicated a desire to speak during the oral communications period before the council moved to closed session.

During roll call, the clerk recorded the presence of Council Member Avalos, Council Member Oseguera, Council Member Trujillo, Mayor Pro Tem Garra and Mayor Robertson. The presiding official invited council members to identify any potential conflicts of interest and noted that additions to the agenda are governed by California Government Code section 54954.2.

The council recessed into closed session to consider two items described on the agenda: "potential litigation," cited under California Government Code section 54956.9, and a "conference with labor negotiators" under Government Code section 54957.6. The agenda identified the city manager as the agencys designated representative for labor negotiations and named the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 3716 and the Fire Middle Management Employees as the employee organizations involved.

The public portion of the transcript ends with the council convening to closed session. The council did not record any public votes or take publicly reported formal action before the recess. Any formal decisions or actions resulting from the closed session would be subject to the citys post-closed-session reporting requirements.