Title
Adopt a Resolution to Amend Administrative Code Title 3 (City Attorney) to add Chapter 3, Designating the City Attorney to Maintain a Confidential Minute Book of Closed Session Meetings, Including Audio-Video Recordings
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SUMMARY
This resolution memorializes the City Council's December 15, 2025 direction to video-audio record closed session meetings and to designate the City Attorney to maintain said records, as authorized by Government Code Section 54957.2. The City Council will also cure and correct a technical violation of the Brown Act that occurred on Item 10.c. at its December 15, 2025 regular meeting that was a teleconference meeting by taking public comment before taking final action on the matter through a vote on this Resolution.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend the City Council adopt a resolution amending Administrative Code Title 3 (City Attorney) designating the City Attorney to maintain a confidential minute book of closed session meetings, including video-audio recordings. Staff also recommend that the Council ensure it takes public comment on this matter before taking final action.
BACKGROUND
The Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code section 54950 et seq.) governs meetings of local legislative bodies and establishes requirements for closed sessions.
Specifically, Government Code section 54957.2 authorizes a legislative body, by ordinance or resolution, to designate a clerk or other officer or employee of the local agency to attend closed session meetings and to keep and enter into a confidential minute book a record of topics discussed and decisions made. The statute further provides that the minute book may, but is not required to, consist of a recording of the closed session.
On December 15, 2025, the City Council directed staff to video-audio record all closed session meetings of the City Council, with such recordings maintained by the City Attorney, for use in internal investigations. The motion carried by the foll...
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