National City Council recesses into closed session over public-employment matter

The National City Council recessed into a closed session during its meeting after opening procedures and roll call, citing Government Code 54957(b)(1), which covers public-employment matters.

The Chair opened the meeting by explaining how members of the public could submit comments, saying, "All written comments received will be distributed to the city council prior to the meeting and published on the city's website if received by the deadline." The Chair then called for public comment on agenda items and allowed up to three minutes per speaker; no one spoke in person, and the Clerk confirmed there were no participants on Zoom.

After roll call — during which the Clerk confirmed the presence of Council members Imani, Rodriguez and Bush, Vice Mayor Molina and Mayor Morczyk and announced a quorum — the council moved to recess into a closed session. The Clerk stated, "We will now recess into closed session under Government Code 54957(b)(1)," specifying the session concerned a public-employment matter. The Chair said the council would report back after the closed session.

No formal votes or motions were recorded in the public portion of the meeting prior to the recess, and no public comments were heard during the agenda-item public-comment period. The meeting then recessed for the closed session; any reportable actions were to be announced when the council reconvened.