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Carmel-by-the-Sea council recesses to closed session to consider city administrator appointment
Summary
At a special meeting Aug. 4, Carmel-by-the-Sea's City Council recessed into a closed session to consider the appointment of a city administrator under Government Code section 54957. The council took no public comment and planned to reconvene at 4:30 p.m.
Carmel-by-the-Sea — The City Council convened a special meeting at 3:00 p.m. Aug. 4 at Carmel-by-the-Sea City Hall and recessed into closed session to consider the appointment of a city administrator.
Bridal, a city staff member, read the closed-session notice on the council's authority, stating, "It's a closed session pursuant to government code section 54,957. It's a public employee appointment. The title is city administrator." The council identified the relevant authority for such appointments as Government Code section 54957 (closed sessions for public employee appointments); the transcript's spoken citation was recorded as "54,957."
The City Clerk called the roll; Council members Barron and Bueter, Mayor Pro Tem Delves and Mayor Byrne were recorded present. Mayor Byrne invited public comment before the closed session; the council noted there were no members of the public in the chambers or online and no comments were offered. The council recessed into closed session and said it would return at 4:30 p.m.
No motions or votes were recorded in the public portion of the meeting. The closed session was listed only as "public employee appointment — city administrator." The council provided no further public details on candidates, schedule, or expected actions during the closed session.
