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Santee council recesses into closed session to consider City Manager recruitment; mayor reports direction given to staff
Summary
At a special Aug. 20 meeting, the Santee City Council met in closed session to discuss City Manager employment and labor negotiations and reconvened at 5:18 p.m. Mayor John W. Minto reported that "direction was given to staff." No public votes or further details were disclosed.
The Santee City Council met in a special session on Aug. 20, 2025, called to order by Mayor John W. Minto at 4:00 p.m. Councilmembers Rob McNelis (vice mayor), Ronn Hall and Dustin Trotter were present; Councilmember Laura Koval was absent. Interim City Manager Gary Halbert, City Attorney Shawn Hagerty and City Clerk James Jeffries were listed as officers present.
The council recessed at 4:00 p.m. and convened in closed session at 4:01 p.m. for three agenda items related to the city manager position and labor negotiations: (1) Public Employment (Gov. Code §54957), Title: City Manager; (2) Public Employee Appointment (Gov. Code §54957), Title: City Manager; and (3) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code §54957.6) with the Council Ad Hoc Negotiating Sub-Committee regarding an unrepresented potential new City Manager. The minutes do not disclose deliberations from the closed session, consistent with closed-session confidentiality rules.
Council reconvened in open session at 5:18 p.m. Mayor Minto "reported in regard to Items 1, 2, and 3 direction was given to staff." The minutes do not record any formal public votes or the substance of staff direction. The meeting adjourned at 5:19 p.m.
The closed-session items listed state the legal bases under the California Government Code sections cited on the agenda. Because the minutes record only the items considered and a board-level report that direction was given, no further procedural or personnel details are available in the public record for this meeting.
