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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 7740C RESOLUTION NO. 7740 n A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ON JULY 1, 1985, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 AND MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) AND (c) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Closed sessions of the City Council are permitted for various purposes pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 for the purposes of discussions with the City Attorney of matters within the attorney-client privilege relat- ing to litigation and potential litigation, discussion of matters with the City's authorized labor representative, discussion of personnel matters relating to the appointment, evaluation, dismissal, or charges against an employee, or to give instruc- tions to the City's negotiator regarding the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of certain property, among others. It is the policy of the City Council of the City of Azusa 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 regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party. The title of this litigation is "Cities of Anaheim, Azusa, et al., v. Southern California Edison Company'(antitrust) which was filed in 1978 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles). SECTION 3. The City Council shall recess to closed session to confer with its attorney regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c) to decide whether to initiate litigation in two cases. The first case is against Manuel Murillo and the second case is against Naim Obeji, William Hinckley, Harry Goodlin, and the Canyon Inn. SECTION 4. The City Council shall recess to closed session to meet with its designated representatives regarding labor relations matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. SECTION 5. The City Council 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 6. In connection with the litigation matters discussed above, the City Council specifically finds that: A. Discussion of the litigation matters in open session would be prejudicial to the interests of the 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 the City's adversaries and allow them to negotiate a settlement of the matters adverse to the City; and B. It has received a confidential letter from the City Attorney pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 describing the grounds and the authority for the closed session. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of July 1985. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st day of July 1985, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, MOSES NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: LATTA -2-