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Mayor Morrison moves council into closed session to discuss interim city attorney, labor talks, city manager and litigation
Summary
The National City Council recessed into closed session to discuss four items: the interim city attorney position, negotiations with the Police Officers Association, the city manager vacancy, and existing litigation in Gogi v. City of National City; the council said it will report out at the end of the meeting.
Mayor Morrison called the National City Council to order and announced the meeting was being webcast on the city’s website.
The mayor described how members of the public may submit comments — in person, on a "salmon-colored" slip or by email up to four hours before the meeting — and said written comments received by the deadline would be distributed to council and posted online.
The clerk took roll; the responses recorded were: Council Member Yamani (present), Council Member Rodriguez (present), Council Member Bush (absent), Vice Mayor Molina (present) and Mayor Morrison (present). The meeting then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The mayor then introduced the city attorney to lead a closed session. On the record, the city attorney identified four items to be discussed in closed session. "The first, item 5.1, is public employment under Government Code section 54957(b)(1). The position is interim city attorney," the city attorney said. He continued: "Item 5.2 is conference with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6. This is for negotiations with the Police Officers Association." He also listed a separate public-employment matter concerning the city manager position and a conference with legal counsel on existing litigation under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), naming Gogi v. City of National City.
With those items announced, the council recessed into closed session. Mayor Morrison stated on the record that the council would report out at the end of the meeting.
When the council returned, a silent roll call was taken; the clerk recorded all members present except Member Bush. The council adjourned the closed session, took a short break and prepared to begin the regular meeting; the mayor reiterated that a report-out would be provided later in the agenda.
No votes, motions, or substantive public discussion of the closed-session items were recorded in the available transcript excerpt.
