HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 331RESOLUTION NO. 331
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ON JANUARY 19, 1987,
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54957 AND MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 (a), (b) AND (c).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE AZUSA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Closed Sessions of the City Council and
Board are permitted for various purposes pursuant to Government
Code Section 54957 for the purposes of discussions with the City
or Agency Attorney of matters within the attorney-client
privilege relating to litigation and potential litigation,
discusssion of matters with the City's or Agency's authorized
labor representative, discussion of personnel matters relating to
the appointment, evaluation, dismissal, or charges against an
employee, or to give instructions to the City's or Agency's
negotiator regarding the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of
certain property, among others. It is the policy of the City
Council and the Board of Directors to strictly adhere to the
requirements of the Brown Act (the California Public Meeting Act)
and to only recess to Closed Session when absolutely necessary.
SECTION 2. The City Council shall recess to closed
session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer
with its attorneys with respect to confidential matters within
the attorney-client privilege regarding pending litigation which
has been initiated formally and to which the the Agency or City
is a party. The title of this litigation is SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
TRIBUNE V. CITY OF AZUSA.
SECTION 3. The City Council and Board of Directors
shall recess to Closed Session to consider personnel matters
pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 relating to the
appointment, evaluation, dismissal, and charges against certain
employees.
SECTION 4. In connection with the litigation matters
discussed above, the City Council and Board of Directors
specifically find that:
A. Discussion of the litigation matters described above
in open session would be prejudicial to the interests of
the Agency/City in that matters within the attorney-
client privilege will be discussed and disclosure of
such discussions would violate and waive the attorney-
client privilege and would give an unfair advantage to
to the City's/Agency's adversaries and allow them to
negotiate a settlement of the matters adverse to the
City/Agency; and
B. It has received a confidential letter from the
City/Agency Attorney pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9 describing the grounds and the authority for the
closed session.
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk and Secretary shall certify
the adoption of this resolution.
1987.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of January,
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa and the Board of
Directors of the Azusa Redevelopment Agency, at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 19th day of January, 1987, by the following
vote of the Council/Agency:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS:
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