HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 8090RESOLUTION N0.68090
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ON
AUGUST 18, 1986, 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 DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Closed session 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 relating
to litigation and potential litigation, discussion of matters
with the City's authorizied 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 negotiatior regarding the purchase, sale, exchange, or
lease of certain property, among others. It is the policy of the
City Council to strictly adhere to the requirements of the Brown
Act (The Calaifornia 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 litigation which has
been initiated formally and to which the City is a party. The
title of this litigation is Fred Lyte v. Azusa.
SECTION 3. The City Council shall recess to closed
session to confer with its attorneys with respect to confidential
matters within the attorney-client privilege pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956 (b) in order to discuss potential litigation
and is hereby of the opinion that a substantial exposure to
litigation exists with respect to proposed reservoir design.
SECTION 4. 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 5. In connection with the litigation matters
discussed above, the City Council specifically finds that:
A. Discussion of the litigation matters
described above in open session would be prejudicial
to the interests of the Council 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 Council's adversaries
and allow them to negotiate a settlement of the
matters adverse to the Council; and
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B. It has received a confidential letter
from the City Attorney, as well as verbal advice,
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 describing
the grounds and the authority for the closed
session.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption
of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of August,
MAY
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 18th day of August, 1986, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: AVILA, COOK, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
L/ /
CITY CLERK
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