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Selma City Council convenes closed session on labor negotiations and two pending lawsuits
Summary
At a 5 p.m. special meeting July 7, 2026, the Selma City Council recessed into closed session to discuss labor negotiations with multiple employee organizations and two pending lawsuits; no public votes were recorded during the open portion of the meeting.
The Selma City Council on July 7, 2026, convened a special 5 p.m. meeting and recessed into closed session to discuss labor negotiations and pending litigation, the meeting chair said.
The closed session agenda, read aloud by the chair, named Margie Fowler, deputy city manager, as the agency-designated representative for labor negotiations under Government Code section 54957.6. The item listed employee organizations involved in the negotiations, including the International Association of Firefighters, Local 3716, fire management employees, the California League of City Employees Association and middle management employees.
The chair also announced a closed-session item on pending litigation under Government Code section 54956.9. The council identified two cases by caption and case number: City of Selma v. Santeion, case number 25CECG05076, and JHS Family Limited Partnership et al. v. City of Selma, case number 25CECG05324.
During the open portion of the meeting the chair explained remote-access procedures, called the roll and invited disclosures of potential conflicts of interest. The chair opened the oral communications period, set a three-minute limit for public remarks and reported no hands raised at that time. The city attorney stated there were no changes or deletions to the posted agenda.
No formal votes or council decisions were recorded in the public portion of the meeting before the council recessed into closed session. The council convened to closed session pursuant to the cited Government Code provisions; any substantive actions or outcomes from the closed session were not announced in the transcript.
