CLOSED SESSION shall mean and include any City Council meeting that is held as part of a regular, special or emergency meeting, but is not open to the public because it is held pursuant to a specific exemption in the Ralph M. Brown Act (the “Brown Act”), or any amendment made thereto after the effective date hereof, to consider the following:
(A) License/permit determinations (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.7);
(B) Conference with real property negotiator (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.8);
(C) Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.9);
(D) Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.9);
(E) Liability claims (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54961);
(F) Threat to public services or facilities (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957);
(G) Public employee appointment (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957);
(H) Public employment (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957);
(I) Public employee performance evaluation (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957);
(J) Public employee discipline/dismissal/release (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957);
(K) Conference with labor negotiators (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957.6);
(L) Case review/planning (multijurisdictional drug law enforcement agency) (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957.8);
(M) Report involving trade secret;
(N) Hearings;
(O) Charge or complaint involving information protected by federal law (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.86);
(P) Conferences involving joint powers agency (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.96); and
(Q) Audit by Bureau of State Audits (Brown Act Cal. Gov’t Code § 54956.75).
(Ord. 571, passed 6-3-2008)
Statutory reference:
Brown Act, see Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 54950 through 54963
Exemptions, see Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 54957.6 et seq.
Hearings; reports involving trade secrets, see Cal. Health and Safety Code §§ 1461, 32106, 32155; Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 37606, 37624.3